One Thing

“ 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

WHAT ARE WE FOCUSED ON?

It is so easy to look at the past and become discouraged

Are we FOCUSING on the Life God intended us to have, not yet reaching it, but STRAINING for it?

WHERE DOES OUR FOCUS LIE?

Illustration:

Hitting a Ball in golf

I have a terrible hook or slice. I cant remember which. it’s the one that cuts to the right.

If I get all my weight behind a ball I can drive it for about 300-350 yards

But it doesn’t help when I cut it to the right

I’ve tried everything

Slowing down, taking my time

Trying new grips, new clubs

I even turned my body at an odd angle hoping that the ball would go straight

But nothing seems to work

Then one day, at an in door driving course, my father watched what I was doing

He told me that as I swing down on the ball, I lift my head

This in turn moves my eyes

And my focus is moved from the ball to where I hope it will go.

My dad told me that I need to FIX my eyes on the ball until the ball is struck and follow it out into the green

As I watch other golfers hit the ball I can’t help to watch them in motion.

Their head is locked, their eyes fixed, the ball is struck and their goal is accomplished

Conclusion:

ONE THING

My hope is that God has been speaking to you this morning. Maybe not in all these areas but maybe just one. What makes life worth living? What is the ONE THING God wants to show you this morning.

Perhaps He is telling you to SEEK HIM- looking in the WORD and finding purpose for your life.

Maybe He is saying you are LACKING- there are parts of your life which he wants control over.

Or He is saying you need to DISCOVER- discover what is really important in life. Discovering that sitting at the feet of Jesus is what is important.

Perhaps He is saying you need to EXPERIENCE- remembering the touch of the master and the influence it had on changing your life.

He may be saying to you that you need to FOCUS- your eyes have moved. You no longer look to the future but rather are stuck in the past. FIX YOUR GAZE ON JESUS.

Whatever God is saying to you this morning, listen to his leading. Listen for the ONE THING that God wants to do to and for you this morning.