lack of concentration

The average attention span is a whopping average of 8 seconds. Microsoft completed this study just over two years ago. In 2000, the average attention span was 12 seconds. I wonder what it will be 10 years from now? I can't imagine it getting in shorter than 8 seconds.

I believe that our lack of attention and our relationship with Christ go hand and hand. 

Too often, when we are waiting on God to answer a prayer or do anything in our lives, if it doesn't happen right away we start to lack trust and we begin to lose faith. We live in a world nowadays where we can almost get everything that we want right away. So naturally we are being accustomed to a lifestyle of instant gratification.

being confident in this, that he who began a good work in your life will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)

When Christ Jesus does work in your life, he is going to complete it. He doesn't leave things unfinished or uncompleted. He is patient, yes. But patience doesn't mean that God forgot about you. 

Do you sometimes feel like you aren't making progress in your spiritual life? As with the Philippians, God will help you grow in grace until he has completed his work in your life. When you are discouraged, remember that God won't give up on you. He promises to finish the work he has begun. 

When you feel incomplete, unfinished, or distressed by your shortcomings, remember God's promise and provision. Don't let your present condition rob you of the joy of knowing Christ or keep you from growing closer to him.

My plea for you is to hone in on the work that God is doing in each and every one of our lives. Don't let your lack of attention in the way the world works affect what God is doing in your lives.