{"id":46620,"date":"2025-11-18T13:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=46620"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:33:41","slug":"bible-verses-about-staying-focused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/bible-verses-about-staying-focused\/","title":{"rendered":"\u795e\u306b\u96c6\u4e2d\u3057\u7d9a\u3051\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e19\u306e\u8056\u53e5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Scripture describes focus as narrowing: one thing, eyes forward, a hand on the plough that does not turn. Paul reduces his life to one thing I do (Philippians 3:13-14) after listing his credentials and writing them off. David asks one thing of the Lord (Psalm 27:4) with enemies around him. Luke says Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem, and the rest of the Gospel happens on that journey. 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