4 November 2010
What is your focus? What are your goals? What do you wish to accomplish? What do you have on this earth? Where does your hope lie?
These are questions that we must ask ourselves . . .
. . . and answer in the light of God’s Word.
It is only when we understand that all is His and all is by His grace; only when we love Him more than anything; only when Christ is at the center of our all, can we truly say,
“Whom have I, but you?”
“Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
You hold my right hand.
You guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward You will receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
—Psalm 73:23-26 {emphasis added}
Thank you for this! :) I love that psalm. Thanks for reminding me to consider my goals, focus, and things I want to accomplish – in light of Him, always!
Allie
What a blessing it is to know that God is our strength and King. He is the true supporter and majestic Savior.
Many Blessings,
Jenna
Hello dear Emily!
We should ask ourselves these questions everyday. Every moment of everyday. In order to not ruin what is perfect, I will simply say this: Matthew 22:37-40 and Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Hannah
Beautiful! Both the pictures and the words. Just breath-taking.
So true Emily Rose! :D I have that Psalm posted right on my computer screen to remind me of all those things. :) It’s a wonderful verse to challenge, encourage, and comfort one isn’t it? :) Thank you for your inspiring words and encouragement today Emily…it was refreshing and I needed that. :)
Beautiful pictures!
Love, Hugs, and Blessings!
~Rachel~
P.S. ~ As a side note, I was wondering if you would be doing your homemade Christmas again this year. ;) I really enjoyed it previously…so was just wondering if you knew if you’d be doing it again this year or not yet. :)
Psalm 73:26 has become one of Scripture’s most precious verses to me; thank you so much for reminding me of it this morning! (Looking forward to seeing you soon!!)
Something to think about… what really is MY goal in life?
Thank you for sharing,
Rachel
Hey, Emily!! It’s been FOREVER since I spoke to you – can you believe it’s been a year and a half since we met at the father-daughter retreat??
Your blog is beautiful, and so was this post. Thanks so much!
~ Ëarwen
This is a beautiful illustration for us! Thank you! God’s word is so amazing and just tells it like it is. We NEED Him and it’s a beautiful thing!
Kind Regards,
Nicole
Beautiful! Thank you for such a lovely post today! ;D
What a timely post Emily! our family has been in this mindset this week as far as our move and situation with our grandparents!
I will be e-mailing your sister soon and it will explain more, but we are transitioning a bit…….well, maybe allot! :)
Thanks for the encouraging verse and lovely photos!
Much love and blessings,
Miss Antoinette
What a sweet and thoughtful post. We really must ask ourselves these questions. I’m so glad that He is the wise one and that He holds our hand.
Thank you and blessings,
Kristiana
P.S. Do you live on a farm?
Amen! Thank you for the encouragement. :)
Love you,
Marie :)
Good things to keep in mind, my sweet friend! It is so wonderful to strive to keep our focus on the Lord!
Joyfully in Jesus,
Elizabeth
P.S. *Love* your new profile photo! Love the sunflare that Lauren captured!
I really enjoyed reading your post today. You have a beautiful blog.
I am just starting a blog-www.fashionfencingfriends.blogspot.com, hope you visit me sometime.
Emily, Thank you for the very inspiring post. Beautiful pictures!
Blessings,
Madeline
Lovely post and pictures. Emily.
God bless,
Rachel*
I love this post. :) Thank you!
Lovely – the pictures and the thoughts/verses.
This is definitely one of my favorite posts: Focus. It makes me wonder what God has in store for me in the future, and what is my utmost focus, if it’s good or bad.
I love your new picture!
~Pauline
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
What lovely words. I absolutely love your blog! Beautiful photography as well. You can be assured I’ll be back!
Psst, giveaway at my book review blog!
The photos are such a wonderful visual “picture” of your message of focusing on Christ. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Emily,
I wrote a post on my blog last night talking about contentment and how all we ever really need to be content is God. I too used Psalms 73 but just verses 25-26.
Here is the link if you would like to read it. http://pursuingtheoldpaths.blogspot.com/2010/11/if-only.html
I am really enjoying your blog tonight.
Blessings,
Jamie
Love your new profile photo! Are you teaching Breezy a few things? Or did someone else take it? The lens flare is great!
Thanks for sharing!
Jayne, thank you! Yes, I have been able to share some tips about photography with Breezy, but my profile picture was actually taken by my dear friend Lauren who blogs at A Corner Pillar. Blessings, Emily Rose