What are you giving attention to?

Romans 4:16-21

“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”

The next thing we learn about Abraham’s faith is that he did not pay attention to the contradicting physical evidences.

“…he considered not his own body now dead…neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb”

Abraham also had to contend with the pressure of contradicting evidences and the Bible says he did not consider them. What does it mean by saying he did not consider them? It means to observe fully, to behold. It implies giving something your full attention, which enables you to perceive. 

By the time you give something that much of attention you will not be able to see anything else and the result of that? A faith that is weakened. The Scriptures said the reason Abraham did not get weak in faith is that he did not give contradicting evidences his full attention. Remember, this is his body we are talking about. It is not something apart from him, so it will take some effort not to notice what is going in his body. 

If Abraham can do that you also can do it. Stop giving attention to people, places and things that contradict your faith. That is the reason your faith gets weakened. However, if you are not looking at the contradicting evidences, you must be looking at something else.

Proverbs 4:20,21

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.”