As a believer we are referred to as the "Bride of Christ." Typically, when we are married to someone we spend a lot of time with them. We eat with them. We sleep with them. We even start to finish one another's sentences. We know what the other is thinking (well I do after 43 years). For me I even know where to look for my husband's car in a parking lot. I know he avoid door dings, people and likes a corner where the driver side hugs the curb. I look there first. He has my focus. I can be anywhere and pick out his voice. It is much the same with my children and others I love. They are my focus. God--He has my focus. His focus is my focus. I love what he loves. I pray to see and hear what He sees and hears. I am married to Him.
What has our focus? What consumes most of our time? What do we talk about most often? On what do we spend most of our money? What do you care about?
In my early days of ministry I use to hear, "Show me your checkbook and I will tell you what you love." Today, very few people even have a checkbook and fewer write checks. But, as world changes I would chance ti say, "Show me your cell phone history (if that is possible) and I will tell you what you're focusing on." Whatever, has our focus has us. Try passing a semi-truck while looking at it and it is very difficult because the tendency is to go in the direction we are looking. The same with snow skiing. Look at your feet and you're bound to fall. Take a golf swing and look up to see where the ball went too soon, and the ball will never go in the hole. We hit what we aim for and when we look up, the ball goes up too.
In my early days of ministry I use to hear, "Show me your checkbook and I will tell you what you love." Today, very few people even have a checkbook and fewer write checks. But, as world changes I would chance ti say, "Show me your cell phone history (if that is possible) and I will tell you what you're focusing on." Whatever, has our focus has us. Try passing a semi-truck while looking at it and it is very difficult because the tendency is to go in the direction we are looking. The same with snow skiing. Look at your feet and you're bound to fall. Take a golf swing and look up to see where the ball went too soon, and the ball will never go in the hole. We hit what we aim for and when we look up, the ball goes up too.
Take time today to honestly access what has got your focus?
ACTION STEP: Today is a new day. Today, you and I have the opportunity to RESET! If you are in the Denver, Colorado area I invite you to a conference I am speaking at The Meeting Center Residence Inn by Marriott Boulder Longmont, CO tonight through Sunday. Here is the link for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/690096458160605/ Now, go "Focus" on what truly matters, because it makes all the difference in all you do and who you are, who you are friends with, what you eat, what you wear, how you talk and ultimately where you will spend eternity.
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