Concentrate on the faith once delivered to the Saints. Do not be distracted and confused by peripheral issues and unimportant ideas. This is the crunch time. The trunk of the tree is the part you hold on to, not the twigs. Twigs will snap. The tree will stay in place. Remember and follow the faith of Abraham, the father of the faithful.

Concentration is essential for maintaining spiritual identity. Our ability to focus has been compromised by modern distractions, leading to dangerously shortened attention spans. Legitimate meditation, which requires focused concentration, is often avoided by those who are mentally lazy, contributing to spiritual flabbiness. To combat this, exercises such as counting words in a paragraph, counting backwards, and reciting multiplication tables can help kick-start our concentration. These exercises serve as a prelude to sustained meditation on biblical passages, prayer, and Bible study, helping us to regain control over our attention spans and protect our spiritual identity.

Concentration is essential when we engage in activities we enjoy or consider important, as we prefer not to be distracted. We aim to devote all our attention to the task at hand. The question arises whether we maintain focus or allow distractions to interrupt our concentration, and whether we are devoted or double-minded. In Matthew 6, Christ emphasizes the importance of being focused on the Kingdom of God as our primary goal. He uses the metaphor of the eye as the lamp of the body, suggesting that if our focus or aim is single and devoted to the truth, our entire being will benefit. A divided interest, trying to focus on both God and possessions, leads to a lack of clear vision and direction. Jesus further explains that serving two masters is impossible, advocating for single-minded devotion to God. He points out the limitation of our focus, as we can only concentrate on one thing at a time with our two eyes working together. Therefore, He advises ensuring our focus is predominantly on God, from which only good can come. In Matthew 12, Jesus reinforces the need to ensure that our focus does not work against our main goal. While we may have multiple areas of focus such as family, job, and hobbies, our ultimate goal must always be the Kingdom of God. Each activity should contribute to qualifying for the Kingdom, enhancing our character or benefiting others. The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 illustrates how daily activities can become thorns, hindrances that distract us from our primary priority. If these activities crowd out essential practices like prayer, study, and helping others, we must refocus and reorder our priorities. James 1 warns that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways, unable to be trusted due to divided loyalties. James later advises in chapter 4 to purify our hearts, examining where we need to align more closely with God's revealed will, as split loyalties dilute our devotion. Hebrews 12 encourages us to lay aside weights and distractions that hinder our forward movement, especially as we approach the end of an age. The text suggests focusing on principles like brotherly love, helping strangers, maintaining righteous marriages, and avoiding covetousness, all aimed at securing our focus on the one goal of the Kingdom of God. In summary, we must seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, ensuring that our concentration remains undivided and devoted to this primary objective.