Call Of The Wise

There are times when focus is a wonderful thing. Picture this, I’m sitting in front of the television last year watching hockey. The sound is not overly loud but the action is intense. The score is tied and coming onto the ice is the top scoring line in the NHL. One of the best face-off artists slides into the circle to the left of the goalie and the linesman readies himself to drop the puck. It’s a false start on the defense and the opponent is waived out of the circle. The puck is dropped, our guy wins the puck back to the point and it is quickly relayed to the top of the opposite circle. The right-winger is set for the one timer and quick as a flash the puck rips towards the top corner on the stick side and finds the twine at the back of the net. The celebration on the ice erupts, the commentators go nuts and I settle in to watch the replays from all sorts of angles. It was textbook. Clean off the faceoff, crisp pass across and laser precision into a gap just big enough for the puck to fit.

Off to the side I hear, “so what do you think?”

“Are you kidding me, it was a fabulous goal and this could be the game because there is next to no time to mount a comeback.”

“I’m not talking about the game; I want to know what you think about idea for the BBQ tomorrow night.”

Did I miss something? How did we go from the hockey game to roasted veggies in a garlic sauce as a side for the hamburgers? Think, man! I need to concentrate.

“So I was thinking, for the BBQ tomorrow we could either…with forty seconds left in the game Smith takes a costly penalty that could cost them the game”

I now see where the conversation shifted. Truth be told, the conversation did not shift but the focus definitely did. Is this not a common occurrence in our daily lives? So often we will start the day off with a plan for the day and by coffee time the plan has shifted and what was once important is now on a back burner. There are days when we get ready to roll and think, “I am going to get up ten minutes early and read my devotional so I am not so rushed.” The alarm goes off, at the usual time, and now we are ten minutes behind and focus shifts from spending time in the Word to rushing around looking for the other clean sock.  Focus shifted and time in prayer and reflection is lost in the chaos.

“…when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”  Matt 6:6

Take time to be with the Creator of life, our Father in Heaven. It does take a conscious effort on our part to prioritize a meeting with our Saviour. If we take that private time to focus with purpose and intensity, our God will reward but we need to be attentive for His response and shake off the distractions around us. Holy Spirit is with us and amongst us and He is completely focused on us all as should we be to Him.

This Sunday, we celebrate the Pentecost. For the month of June we will celebrate and explore the gifts of Holy Spirit. We invite you to join us online Sunday at 10:30 AM MST. Click on either link below to join us live:

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Blessings
Pastor Todd
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