Many things that actually have little to no value call for our attention daily. These things can eventually end up distracting us from having the fruitful life that God wants us to have. Psalms 119:37 is another one of my all time favorite Bible verses because it serves as a great reminder of what we should be focusing on the most. We should center our hearts and minds away from things that add no value to our lives or to the lives of others. The Psalmist is praying and asking the Lord for help to keep his mind focused on the things that really truly matter in everyday life, so that he can live in a way that is pleasing to God. The closer we are to God, the more fulfilling our lives will be. We must keep our line of prayer open and talk to God constantly to remain close to Him. It is so amazing that God is truly concerned about every single detail of each of our lives! It’s important to Him that we clean up our thought life and redirect our thinking in order to seek His Kingdom first in all we do. We all have hobbies, interests, and things in our lives that we like to do and to be a part of. These things are surely a part of who we are, but we must be sure that we are living a balanced life overall. Essentially, being unbalanced means that we are doing too much of something and not enough of another thing. We have to be careful not to let wrong things have too much weight and value to us, making us unbalanced. This encompasses an array of wrong thoughts and things, including having too much of a focus on material things. It is important to understand that it is perfectly fine to have a healthy affection for certain things, but we must remain balanced.

Desire first and foremost God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33 CEB)

Jesus wants us to have a great life and He wants us to actually enjoy our daily lives to the fullest! Seeking Him first and His will above everything else is a wonderful habit to practice and develop. The Word advises that if we make seeking Him our priority, all other things will be added to our lives.

I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.” (John 10:10 CEB)

So, what can we do if we notice that we have been way too focused on the wrong things in our lives? First, we can ask the Holy Spirit to show us things that we tend to focus on too much that are unhealthy for us. After this prayer, we have to be willing to change some things in our lives in order to get back on the right track of thinking to restore our life’s balance. The Bible urges us to bring our thoughts in line with the Word of God. Remember that our thoughts directly effect our actions! Therefore, by doing this we become more and more Christ-like, just as God desires of us. In addition to this prayer, we must be very honest with ourselves in order to recognize what exactly we think about the most. Once we know what we think about the most, we can then assess the worth and value we place on those thoughts and things against what the Word says. We can then begin the process of asking the Lord to renew our minds.

Additional Verses For Further Study:

“From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise.” (Philippians 4:8)

“Be clearheaded. Keep alert. Your accuser, the devil, is on the prowl like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith. Do so in the knowledge that your fellow believers are enduring the same suffering throughout the world.” (1Peter 5:8-9)

Prayer Starter:

Lord, you are awesome and I adore you. You reign over my life and you alone are worthy. I ask that you renew my mind. Thank you for always being there for me and caring about every single detail of my life. I long to live a life that is pleasing to You at all times. Show me areas of my life that I need to improve and then redirect my thoughts continually, so that they reflect Your presence in my life.

Have a great day, friends!