Focus Ahead

You move in the direction of your focus. 

When you focus on the past, you move away from the goal. But when you focus on what’s ahead, you see the prize, and it draws you forward.

Beloved, it’s time to take ground. Are you willing to let go of the past and turn around? If so, you’ll see the heavenly prize I have set before you.

Are you ready to take My hand and run towards it? Together, we are unstoppable.

Stay laser-focused on what’s ahead. Fight the temptation to look back no matter how hard it gets. Press on resolutely. Before long, you will reach your victory lap and see the sweet face of Jesus waiting.

Declaration: 

I declare that I will not be one to focus on the past. Instead, I will focus on the prize and move forward with You, God. I will not let distraction, obstacles or stumbles stop me no matter how hard it gets. I will fix my eyes on Jesus and allow Him to motivate me all the way to the finish line. In Jesus’s name, amen!

Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 4:25-26 (NIV)

Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.