What's your focus?

"Concentrate of others and practice will be easier for yourself," coach G yelled. This statement typified exactly what you had to do in order to get through coach's practices everyday. His were the toughest in the country. The toughest physically and the toughest mentally. If you were not constantly cheering on your teammates to keep the focus off yourself and you would quickly crumble under the fatigue.

The Christian life is no different. We are called as believers to put the needs of others before our own, to consider others better than ourselves (Phil 2:3) and to serve and not be served (Mt 20:28 ) just like Christ modeled for us. I firmly believe that you will not enjoy life's fullest satisfaction unless your focus is off of yourself, on the Lord instead, and on being a servant to those around you. If you're having trouble getting through each day, try a change of focus and concentrate on others.