The opposite of focusing inward on self is focusing outward on God. How opposite this is from what the world promotes! We mistakenly think that an intense focus on ourselves will contribute most to our happiness and fulfillment, when actually the opposite is true.
Instead of being filled with thoughts about what we need and feel, we must be full of the Lord and thankful to Him that He meets all our needs better than we can.
The only focus inward we are to have is sincere self-examination, to see if we are living and thinking God's way. Even then, that should be done in God's presence because He is the only one who can reveal the truth in a way that convicts, but does not condemn.
Our complete focus must be on God alone. And the best way to focus on God is to thank Him continually for all He has given, praise Him for all He has done, and worship Him for all He is. It's impossible to be self-absorbed or self-obsessed while you are glorifying and praising God!
Blessings,
Dalinda
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