Trying to Stay Focused

Sometimes it’s hard to stay focused. For me right now I’m having that issue both at work and at home. I have lots to do, stuff that needs to get done and yet sometimes, no let’s be honest, a lot of the time I either sit, stare at the TV or play on my phone when there are lots of things that need to be done here at home. Sometimes at work I find my mind wandering, wondering where to start?

At work things have gotten a bit better because I took the “jobs” that need to be completed on a regular basis and designated them for different days on my calendar and that has helped somewhat.

Home is another story ~ I look around our little home on wheels that needs a super-duper deep cleaning and yet I sit in the recliner. I tell myself “Ali, you can’t get on your knees to scrub the floor” or “Ali, you can’t get on your knees to use the rug cleaner to get the big spot that just seems to be growing.” The conversations continue “I need to seriously do some purging~we have cupboards that have not been open since we moved to this campground last January” or “Ali you need to clean up this clutter (books on the end table that the pile keeps growing” and yet I just leave it there and add more stuff to the pile.

This morning I was up early, downloaded a book that “sounded interesting and maybe even helpful” It is called “The Anti-Morning Routine, Become a Higher Performer Without a 3 Hour Ritual” by Rob Dial.

And started reading and this jumped out at me ~

Whoa!!! I can’t believe how often I am heard saying at work “Sh, I’m trying to get this done.” or “I wish people would not talk so loud, especially when they gather in the open area of where my desk is located.” I evenly “jokingly” made a sign (that I was told was inappropriate in a business office).

I think it’s cute YET just reading what I wrote here I sound like a selfish, bi*** and that’s not what I want to be known as.

Ouch! I’m an adult and I don’t need to be preachy, I need to be an example. I need to do my work regardless of what is happening around me.

So my prayer this morning I find myself asking Poppa God to forgive me for being selfish, for not acknowledging that it’s not all about me, that I work in a building with 100+ people and just on the 2nd floor there is easily 35+ people at any one time. Poppa God help me to remember I am not, nor will I ever be perfect ~ that’s only YOU! ~ and that just as You extend grace to me multiple times a day, heck an hour I need to do the same with my coworkers. Lord help me to tune out the noise around my desk even while remembering I contribute to that noise just talking from my desk to Y’s! Kinda being a hypocrite there don’t you think. Poppa God thank You for the extra time this morning (I woke at 4:56AM!) and directing me as I took care of some personal business with our campground office and thing bringing the email with this book to my attention.

Then this verse popped into my head:

And I’m reminded, when I begin to feel overwhelmed, annoyed, frustrated and even blah, stuck and frozen I can call on Poppa God to help me, that he loves me and I don’t ever have to do anything alone.

And with Poppa God on my side I can handle anything. I just need to remember to reach out to him, ask him, seek him and most of all TRUST him in every aspect of my life.

Not sure how I got from “not being focused” to “reminding myself through anything that I have to do or am dealing with that Poppa God is right here with me, encouraging me and holding my hand ~ BUT I’m thankful for the reminders to keep my focus on Jesus and everything will fall into place.