focus

• Ephesians 1:23 (MSG)

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Today is really a “First things First” sort of discussion, isn’t it? First things being You and me- everything else fitting in only afterwards. A big part of my problems- arguably, 99.9 percent of my problems- stem from this very issue. I’m so prone to adding things to the mix- multitasking, in other words. It makes a certain degree of organizational sense to do so, when we’re talking about small scale things- it doesn’t work with You, anymore than it works if I try and have a deep, meaningful conversation with Kathleen while simultaneously checking email and reading a book. Some things are too big to fit into a multitasking mode, and that goes not just double but a trillion for YOU. If I try and treat second things (hereby defined as things that aren’t You) as the main thing, I’m stuck in earner mode, and the burden becomes heavy- when I let everything flow THROUGH You, when everything passes through the filter of Your love for me, my burden becomes light, I’m free (abundantly), free to celebrate, free to find out who I am and what I’m living for, and the second things either get sorted out, or get forgotten because of the focus on You. I need to be more discerning with how I organize my life and worth- I need to have my heart re focused on You, especially in the midst of the worry/work of maybe switching apartments. Jesus, help me to be chiseled in this arena, re focus my heart, re calibrate it correctly, help me to toss aside the distractions and focus on You more and more. . .

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