50 Bible Verses about Focus

because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.

But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God's heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus.

Do not be concerned about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others.

Keep your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy keep thinking about these things.

Let your eyes look directly ahead; fix your gaze straight in front of you.

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

I will speak about the glorious splendor of your majesty as well as your awesome actions.

So the Twelve called the whole group of disciples together and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect messages from God in order to wait on tables.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

Our citizenship, however, is in heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

To focus our minds on the human nature leads to death, but to focus our minds on the Spirit leads to life and peace.

Everyone should stay in the same condition in which he was called.

You will keep perfectly peaceful the one whose mind remains focused on you, because he remains in you.

So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

and so his attention is divided.

Until I arrive, give your full concentration to the public reading of Scripture, to exhorting, and to teaching.

Then we'll devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching. Persevere in these things, because if you do so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.

Teach me your ways, LORD, that I may walk in your truth; let me wholeheartedly revere your name.

Therefore, holy brothers, partners in a heavenly calling, keep your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.

"Don't remember the former things; don't dwell on things past.

because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.

For God's gifts and calling never change.

When Peter saw him, he said, "Lord, what about him?"

"That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn't it, and the body more than clothing?

But a married man is concerned about things of this world, that is, about how he can please his wife,

And everyone who has this hope based on him keeps himself pure, just as the Messiah is pure.

Because he has focused his love on me, I will deliver him. I will protect him because he knows my name.

Turn my eyes away from gazing at worthless things, and revive me by your ways.

Each person must examine his own actions, and then he can boast about his own accomplishments and not about someone else.

Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.

then fill me with joy by having the same attitude, sharing the same love, being united in spirit, and keeping one purpose in mind.

Don't be afraid of them, because I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.

"When a man is newly married, he must not be sent out to war or have a related duty placed on him. Let him stay home for one year and be happy with his wife whom he has married.

Nevertheless, my eyes are on you, Lord GOD, as I seek protection in you. Don't leave me defenseless!

You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that its outside may also be clean.

This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,

Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.

It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.

I want you to be free from concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, that is, about how he can please the Lord.

Never devote all your energy to sex, or dedicate your life to destroying kings.

"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.