Posted by Ron Cook

Ron and his wife Rodetta have been married for 41 years. They have actively served the Lord together in ministry during the entire time and are co-founders of Care for Pastors. Ron ministers to hundreds of pastors annually through mentorship, counseling, and by phone. He has been a Pastor for 40 years and understands the stress of ministry, and wants to share his longevity in ministry with other pastors and help them finish well.

Posted by Ron Cook

Topics: For Pastors · Ministry Life · Personal Life

Focus

Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Focus is another attribute that I must continually exercise. It is so very easy for my mind/thoughts to be diverted to things that have absolutely no value at all. I find myself spending valuable Kingdom Building time on things that not only have no value, but create thoughts and images that take me even farther off course.

I must discipline myself to take my thoughts captive and make them obedient to Christ (II Corinthians 10:3-5). If I allow my thoughts to take me captive, the end result is a foundation on which strongholds are built. What promises freedom and pleasure, results in bondage. However, when I filter my thoughts through truth, the result is freedom. I choose freedom over bondage.

So the word today is FOCUS!