Focus

We’ve been on the go for the past several days, Father, but I wouldn’t change them for anything. Thank You for family and the blessings of being together!

1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 (<<click here to read the passage)

Lord, a serious question I must ask myself this morning is: What do people think of You from watching me? Am I a good or a poor reflection of You? Do You shake Your head at my antics?

In this morning’s passage, Paul points out several things that will help me better focus my reflection on You in my life. First, I am called to act as a child. Now, my Life Application Study Bible points out that this doesn’t mean I am to be “immature or untrained. Rather…like children,” I am to be “honest, straightforward, and without guile” in presenting the Good News through my life. Lord, help me live a life of transparency – one in which people never have to guess what I am up to but know that what they see is who I am. And may You continue to buff and sand off all the rough edges in me so I will become more and more like You.

Secondly, Lord, help me to be diligent – giving my best effort throughout my daily walk with You. Be it at work, home, or church, may I always be “devout and honest and faultless toward” others. I am like everyone else – I get weary, I get apathetic. But Lord, again, help me to keep my focus in the right place – on You! You deserve my all, not half or three-quarters. You deserve my best! If I strive to please You in all I do, others will be taken care of, too!

Lastly, if I live as I should, I will be able to encourage others to do the same. We will all then be able to live our lives in ways worthy of You! Amen—so be it!

(July 12^th,  2015, Sun, 6:20 am)
July 7^th, 2024, Sun, 11:39 pm