Millions of people go on diets each year. Though there are thousands of different diets out there, they all have the common thread of us giving up something to lose the weight. Have you ever noticed that whatever it is you are trying to avoid seems to stay on your mind constantly? For example, you’ve decided sugar is the enemy only to find company provided doughnuts at work, the aroma of freshly made funnel cakes at the school’s fall festival and it seems every commercial on TV involves pies, cookies and sugary delights of every kind.
We are told that we "see" 25,000 things every day, but we only "notice" about 12 things. We notice what we focus on. The medical science behind this relates to a part of our brains called the Reticular Activation System (RAS). It's the part of our brains that control what we notice. Whatever we focus on or give mental energy to, is what we see everywhere. By focusing on NOT having sugar, we see sugar everywhere. In other words, what we SEE depends on what we are feeding our brains--it all depends on our focus.
If you are going through cancer or any other problem in life, it is easy to focus on how bad you feel or how much worse things could get physically, mentally, spiritually and even financially. Feeding your RAS these type thoughts will only cause you to feel more depressed, to notice every ache and to view the future through a dark lens.
Knowledge, however, is power. By realizing the power of our focus, we can change our lives. If you feed your Reticular Activation System thankfulness and gratitude, you will see even more to be thankful for. Philippians 4:8 gives us perfect advice for focusing on excellent things…. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
If we will truly focus on these things and refuse to let the devil control our focus, God will help us see the blessings of our lives in ways we’ve never noticed before. Our moms always say that we “are what we eat.” So, if you want to live a more peaceful & joyful life, remember this motto when you’re tempted to focus on the bad…. If you FEED it… you SEE it!!!
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