The enemy of your gift is not always opposition. More often, it is distraction.
When the enemy can’t destroy you, he will attempt to divide your attention. If he can pull your eyes in a hundred directions, your genius, your calling, your anointing, will be diluted until it feels like nothing at all.
The truth is, this season is not about doing more. It’s not about adding another project, another commitment, or another hustle. It’s about devoting more to the assignment God has already placed in your hands. Stewardship is not measured by how many things you juggle—it’s measured by how faithfully you pour into what God asked you to carry.
Focus, then, becomes more than a productivity hack. It is a form of spiritual warfare. To protect your focus is to protect your calling. To say “no” to lesser things is to say “yes” to the greater thing God entrusted to you.
Every time you choose focus over distraction, you are guarding your gift. You are resisting the enemy’s plan to scatter your energy. You are declaring that your life will not be wasted chasing everything, but rather invested in becoming fruitful in the one thing God asked you to steward.
So guard your focus. Defend it like your life depends on it—because your assignment does.
Question to reflect on:
What is God asking you to focus on in this season, and what distractions do you need to lay down to steward it well?