Focusing on Christ

Focus.

We are what we focus on.

If  my focus is on sports, than I speak and and breathe sports.

If my focus is on shopping (which it is not), than I speak and breathe shopping.

If my focus is on self, than I speak and breathe self.

God wants our focus to divert from sports, shopping and self and focus on the Savior, Jesus Christ.

Let me explain.

You and I work hard at living the Christian life, don't we?

We want to live for God.

So we come to church, we read our Bibles, we have conversations with God, we try to do better - but then we fail.

Our best efforts are not working. 

We make promises, we recommit ourselves to holiness, we fail, we make promises, we recommit ourselves to holiness - the process is never ending.

We are sincere.

We are honest.

We are doing our best.

The challenge is that many followers of Christ are often so focused on themselves (and their own walk with God - the process that I describe above) that they are missing out on what God is really looking for.

God's goal for us is simple.  He wants to conform us to the image of His Son.

We do that by keeping our focus on Jesus.  Not our past sins.  Not our flesh.  Not our "works".  Not on the cycle of commitment, failure and recommitment.  But on Jesus. 

Just a thought for a Tuesday.