Cagle Grams: The power of concentration

“...gird up the loins of your mind” (1 Peter 1:13 KJV). The power of concentration is the God-given ability to focus on Christ, Who has the power of His Spirit to mold us into the image He reveals of Himself. Concentration is vital to seeing Jesus as He truly is and then consecrating ourselves to becoming like Him. To concentrate is to meditate, and meditating is part of the formula for spiritual success (Joshua 1:8; Psalms 1:3; 1 Timothy 4:15). To concentrate is to bring “into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). To “gird up the loins of your mind” means to get rid of loose, frivolous, foolish and wandering thoughts that distract us so we can