This word is submitted by Joyce De Pauw (joyced@napervillecc.org)

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                           Focus

Focus, focus. Take your eyes off your lack and remember My bountiful 
gifts.  My love and provision are priceless. Stir up your faith and rev 
up your "expector."  Do not fear disappointment.  Fear regret over not 
having believed -- not having hoped -- not having been blessed and 
rewarded! 

Look for Me. I am here at your side, upholding you, ordering your steps. 
I am not surprised to find you in these circumstances. I have arranged 
them. Know, My beloved, that you are well loved and tenderly cared for. 
I will not abandon you. I will not refuse or deny you. Stand firm. 

But you must focus.  As I become clearer in the foreground, your other 
concerns and cares become distant and vague.  Intensify your focus on 
Me. Allow My light to disperse your darkness. Draw ever closer, lean 
ever nearer, and I will whisper My longings, My desires to you. You are 
to be trusted. You have proven yourself. Now just focus!