Our one main focus, Controls all of our
other focuses.” As
we begin to refocus our live on God we have to begin to look at what are our focuses
in life, what is it that drives us? When
we start our day what are we thinking about?
It may not always be front and center but it is always on our mind, what
is it that is always on our mind and controls our motivations? It is our one
main focus, why is that? Because, our one main focus, Controls all of our
other focuses. The one thing that most
people are focused on is themselves, their main focus is them. They may not even realize it. It is easy to be focused on you and that maybe
your main focus and not even realize it. Here are some questions to ask
yourself, when I buy things why I’m buying them? Do I buy them because I need
them to live, or because I think it will make me happy? What are my motivations in what I spend doing
in my free time? These are just some
questions to think on.
Do you realize that Christ told those following Him that
they should not be focused on themselves but that they should focus on Him. We read in Matthew 16:24-26 “If any of you wants to be my
follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and
follow me. If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if
you give up your life for me, you will find true life. And how do you benefit
if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything
worth more than your soul?” Going back
to the questions I asked just before this, why do we do the things we do? Is it out of wanting to please ourselves? Is our main focus on us and not God? Remember, our one main focus, controls all
of our other focuses. Do we just
want to follow Christ because it makes us feel better about ourselves, but when
it comes to Christ asking us to give up something, or go where we don’t want to
go, it is a whole other story. Are we
ready to deny ourselves and allow God to tell what we need to focus on? One commentator
tells us this; “Self-denial
does, however, mean putting God and his kingdom priorities first. This should
have a visible impact on the nature of one’s financial commitments and service
to church and world and should lead to the rejection of self-centered arrogance
and pride. According to Allison and Davies, “Discipleship is a doing of what is
right, no matter how irksome the privations, no matter how great the dangers.”[1]
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