"Completely Focused"

By Zach Wood

1 Corinthians 2:2

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

 

 

For this month so far, my morning devotional book has been teaching me about witnessing.  This passage came up the other day in a devotional that really shook me...in a good way.  When I read this passage, I thought about how focused the Apostle Paul was on witnessing to others about Jesus Christ.  This passage hit home because I find myself so many times forgetting that I need to be fully focused on the prize before me.  I cannot be focused on anything except Christ, otherwise I am distracted and lose my sense of purpose for living. 

 

It is so hard for me to stay focused these days.  I want to witness to others, but I find so much gets in my way.  More often than not, I am what gets in my way.  My attitude gets in my way.  My own selfish desires get in my way.  My agenda gets in my way.  Anyone out there relating with me on this problem?  I would sure think so! 

 

Something inside has been different this week.  After I read this passage, I started thinking about how I need to be reacting toward others, especially in my work place.  I was working this week and remembered that saying about how life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you react to it.  I have been so focused each day on just enjoying what God has given me and realizing that when I react in a positive way toward interruptions or sudden things, I do not feel so stressed.  It is like God has been teaching me how to really witness to others, just by having a pleasant attitude. 

 

When we are completely focused on Him, our selfish desires fade away.  We forget about all that we want and wake up to the needy world around us.  People all around us are needy....for Christ!  They need to see Him through our actions and the kind words we say.  When we are not completely focused on Him, then our selfishness kicks back into gear and we lose our witnessing power through Christ. 

 

I just felt led to share this with you so that you could all be encouraged to know nothing but Christ.  I have gone through this week just trying to be more positive and have a better attitude about each day.  It has just been a different feeling each day.  All I can say is that God has been giving me a peace I have not felt before.  I am not always completely focused, but I am doing a little better.  Personally, I want to know nothing and focus on nothing but who Jesus Christ is and how much He has done for me.  Don't you?