Right Focus

Focus!  If we were horses, we could wear blinkers (sometimes called blinders) to keep our eyes on one thing.  Have you ever determined early in the day to concentrate on being a kinder-gentler-better you?  How’d that go?  God said, “Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8). The truest and deepest love – from God through Christ – produces amazing results: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control …” (Galatians 5:22-23a). Quite simply, we must be Spirit-focused and not fruit-focused. This is the only way these desirable traits of the Spirit come to us – “This is the word of the LORD … 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6).  We will never, in our own strength, manufacture Spirit qualities; only the Spirit can do this, and will do this!  Let us make sure our focus is spot-on: adjust the spiritual lens and bring into spiritual sight His Spirit then walk in It.