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By Brian Haugrud
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He was hoping that results would come so he wouldn’t be so sad.
This wasn’t his most well liked time and he usually would rave and rant.
But without concentration on his mind he would say to dad I can’t.
You see that training at one or two is hard to do at best.
You think that life has done you wrong and you can’t pass the test.
You want to do so many things your mind is wandering far.
Like what’s that ant doing on that tree or look at that shining star.
When school age comes with books and papers and things to do and see.
To concentrate and stay on task seems like and impossibility.
You’re told to sit there till you’re done with the lesson of the day.
And all that you can think about is going outside to play.
Well school is done you’re all grown up and you’ve married your best friend.
You would think by now to just sit still would not lead to a dead end.
But your mind is wandering near and far to the struggles of everyday life.
And just to ponder on one thing would bring you too much strife.
It’s funny how our loving God created the mind of man.
To process faster than any computer in this technological land.
To do ten things at the same time seems to be the norm for most of us.
So concentrating on one thing to us is just a fuss.
Can we set our minds at ease and focus just on God?
And think about the life He lived when on this earth He trod.
He set Himself apart to pray alone and quietly.
For only then could He concentrate on the Fathers will you see.
I try to concentrate on this story at my keyboard now today.
I find my mind just wandering as God gives the words to say.
Even at my mid-life times to focus is hard to do.
So the question that I do now ask is can you concentrate too?
Our God in heaven is so good and listens to our heart.
He gives us strength to concentrate but we must do our part.
We must take His will into our mind then do a big transplant.
And when it’s time to concentrate we won’t have to say “I Can’t”.
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