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Do you ever have those times when you just can’t focus? I’ve been there the past couple of weeks. It’s aweful and I can’t stand it. But I just can’t seem to come out of the fog completely. I need to focus on getting ready for school. I need to focus on some projects around my house. But I can’t seem to wrap my head around much.
Part of it is that I’ve been sick for a few weeks with the never ending summer cold. My girls and I keep passing it back and forth, but it seems like it’s at the end now. Achoo! Maybe not. I’ve also been stressed to the max over some things that I really don’t want to stress about, but it seemed I had no other choice. I’m a mother first, and if it affects my child, I stress.
Then there are some things that I can’t mention yet, that every time I think it’s over and I can’t possibly hear anything new about this certain situation, something new pops up. With it brings frustration, disappointment, and an uncertainty about what to do.
Most days I feel like Dory from Finding Nemo, “Just keep praying, just keep praying.” Some things are starting to fall back into place. Slowly. I’m not in a huge hurry, which is really big for me because I’m known to be a little impatient. I just want the rest of it to fall into place. I need to be able to focus again.
So what do you do when you can’t focus?
I do something to distract myself and let my brain rest. I walk, I drink some water, I eat a little something, or I talk to someone. When my mind has had an opportunity to “rest”, I then feel refreshed and ready to tackle it again.
There are two things that I try to remember though: If I can’t focus, perhaps it is just me being under attack. I need to remember to pray that the Lord would remove any distractions and that He would prevent the attacks from continuing. The other is that perhaps the Lord is using this distraction to let me know it’s time to take a break. I tend to push myself to a limit and sometimes the Lord is just telling me to step back and relax.
Thanks for sharing!
Sorry it took me so long to reply. I’ve been meaning to tell you thank you so much for your comment and encouragement. It has meant so much to me. I’ve unfortunately been sick all week. I needed the reminder that sometimes we just need to relax and keep praying. Thank you so much! Tera
No worries! I hope you are feeling better. Perhaps the message came at the right time. I wonder if sometimes the Lord does allow us to get sick, just so we will be forced to take some down time and get more sleep. Drink lots of liquid and rest. -Cristina