How do you focus?

In this day of mobile phone cameras, most have forgotten how to focus. It happens automatically. My first camera was a 35mm single lens reflex film camera with absolutely nothing automatic about it. I had to set the f.stop (lens opening) to let in the right amount of light. And I had to set the shutter speed I wanted, especially if the scene I wanted to capture was moving. And of course, I had to focus the lens on the object. I never knew if I had gotten it right until the film was developed, sometimes weeks later.

Today, it’s all automatic…focus, light sensitivity, shutter speed. And it’s all quite good…most of the time. But sometimes, my auto mobile phone camera focuses on the wrong thing. I have to take it again, making sure I have told it what to focus on.

Dr. Chuck Swindoll, in his book The Mystery of God’s Will, talks about the focus of our lives and of our ministries.

[blockquote author=”Chuck Swindoll” link=”” target=”_blank”]In this life, we have focus choices. We can focus on ourselves, we can focus on our circumstances, we can focus on other people, or we can focus on God. When you think biblically you focus first on God. Regardless of what you want, regardless of the circumstances you’re under, regardless of what others say or think, regardless of how you feel, God and God alone is working out His great plan. And in the final tally, it will be fabulous! [/blockquote]
So…move up from a mobile phone camera…and to a camera that lets you set the focus. The world would have you focus on what they think is important. God wants you to focus on Him.

[blockquote]Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace. [/blockquote]

Focus on Jesus.