Where's The Focus If You're Distracted?

Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son. - 2 John 1:9



If you don't focus on the road when you're driving, you risk running off of it, putting your life and others in great danger. Like you didn't know that already, right? Therefore, in the same way, if you don't focus on the path clearly mapped out for you in God's Word, you risk drifting off the road that will lead you safely to life's most important destination. How do we do that?

1. By being careful to focus on the truths you read in Scripture. We try to justify our actions by reading half the passage and trying to apply to our lives and reasoning. We also take for granted those telling us the scripture/passage is reading it exactly. It is very important to read it for yourselves too and to study it.

2. By listening to godly wisdom. How do we listen? We ask God to give us godly wisdom. We ask Him to open our eyes, ears and heart spiritually before we read the Bible, taking on tasks, beginning our day, lying down to rest at night, going into worship and the list could go on.

Paying attention to the caution signs your heavenly Father gives you will ensure safer travel on your journey through life.


Song:

Don't let the devil fool you
Don't let him change your mind
Cause if you let him fool you
He'll surely change your mind

Poem: Focus

Am I focusing on the Saviour
Who was heaven sent
Or am I bogged down with details
Of every day events
When I'm in a dither
And know not what to do
Do I focus on the cross
And keep on trudging through
Do I stop to think
Of all I have to suffer
That it does not begin to measure up
To the Saviour's bitter cup
So, I'll just keep on trying
And when heaven I have won
After all else
Has been said and done
I'll be glad
I set my focus on the Son.

- Written By Catherine Crockett


How can you keep your "spiritual eyes" focused on the road in front of you?