Refocus To Focus!
What does this even mean?!?!  At the end of every year I always pray for a word or a vision for me to focus on in the upcoming year. This year was a little different , I lost my dad on December 28th, had the funeral on the 31st . When people were celebrating for the upcoming year I was grieving instead.
I have been praying and asking the Lord for the new world for me for this year. I was doing dishes when I suddenly heard a gentle whisper in my mind saying "Eva you need to Refocus to focus". I wish you could have seen me guys, I was like " is that you Lord? , what do you mean I need to refocus? , what does that even mean?".
I felt like the Lord wanted me to share this and not keep it to myself. It's been days now since I heard this and I have been trying to keep it to myself and it's not working at all. I believe this was not just for me but for a lot of us. The last 2 years have been very difficult for all of us, it seems like we have a new variants every six months, people have have been focusing on who is vaccinated and whose not , which political part do you belong to for you to feel welcome at an event or at family gatherings. It feels like everything seems to be out of control making it very difficult for all of us to focus.
 As a photographer focusing is a big deal! You can have the most expensive camera gear and newest  lenses on the market ,but without refocusing your camera to focus on your subject you will end up with out of focus pictures that are pretty much worthless. someone with an old and cheep camera could get the best crispy sharp shots than you, just because you did not refocus your camera. When I heard "Eva refocus", It was a reminder that some how somewhere along the way I might have shifted my sight on what's important in life. We all know that focus attracts distraction . As a photographer I know when to take the shot, I have to actually use my view finder and see the red dots on a place that I want my focal point to be, I don't just click click because my camera will chose the closest thing to it and focus on it not the main subject that I want it to take.
I feel like to refocus is to remember who you are deep deep down your heart. It's to reconnect with your self. For me it's to look back and try to pick up where I lost myself.
To refocus is also to reconnect with your passion,  things that make you feel alive again, things that feed your soul, those things usually go hand in hand with your calling. So for this new year if you're feeling stuck , maybe at your job, it looks like other people are thriving and you're not. Maybe you're feeling stuck as Mother , it looks like all the other moms on your news feed are always doing something new every weekend with their kids and you feel like you don't even know what to do. Maybe you're feeling out of focus in your marriage, friendships, or even a place you live. Whatever it is that you're going through if you feel stuck? I have some good news for you my friend! It's time to refocus to focus! To remember why you got married, why you had those kids, why you got that job you have if you're like me is to ask yourself why you started that business you have.Â
To refocus is to Refresh!!
 Focus is a matter of thought. What we think about becomes the center of our focus. If you feel distracted by what's going on in this world, by your enemies or friends that have pretended to be your friends but were working against your assignment as a wife, a mother, or what God has called you to , please kindly remove yourself from those situation, because distractions are always trying to pull our attention from what we are supposed to focus on. God is in control! Focus on him and what He has called you to not on the World. Â
Happy New year guys!! I really hope and pray that it's a good one for you. Praying for peace, love, and unity.Â