Focused on God

“I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.”

Jeremiah 32:3

How focused are you on God in your life?

Are there numerous small distractions that keep you from staying focused? Maybe it’s just one big attention-grabber that steals all your time and before you know it, your day and your chance to impact your world are gone until the next opportunity arrives tomorrow.  Some time ago on a Sunday morning we had an impromptu and very un-scientific survey that made one point very, very clear. More people had brought a cell phone to church than had arrived with a Bible. Could something as simple, useful and ‘necessary’ as a cell phone become an idol, distracting our focus from God? Remaining focused is not an easy task but it is essential and must be deliberate if we want to be a people who reflect His likeness and make our lives all about Him. It is far too easy to be distracted by so many “good” things in the course of our day. Here is something that is a thought provoking contrast between two competing focuses:

Cell phone vs. Bible

Do you ever wonder what would happen if

we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several time a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to our children as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something that should make you go....hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing.

Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being

disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill;

and that, with no dropped calls!

Makes us stop and think: “Where is our focus?”