Focus on the Fields
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 04:15PM Oftentimes as we grow in our relationship with the Lord, He enables us to begin taking our attention off of ourselves – where we so naturally focus – and to become much more interested in those around us.
You might compare it to a photographer who always likes to use his zoom lens. There are many marvelous, exciting, beautiful things to behold all around him, but he is so focused on that one thing, he misses all the rest! Frequently, our “lens” is set on the zoom mode; so focused on my life, my family, my church, etc. But over time, God begins to widen the lens in our life and our heart - to see and behold all the other marvelous ways in which He desires to use us. There’s suddenly a panoramic view!
God desires for all of us to 'widen our lens', to step outside our comfort zone, to reach out beyond our safe, comfortable church groups, for the sake of His Name and His glory.
Fellowship with our brothers and sisters is indeed wonderful and powerful and beneficial for building up the Body of Christ. Proverbs 27:17 says: As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. But let's not stop there. Jesus said to his followers: The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
There's a great big field to focus on right outside our church doors!
Reader Comments (1)
Proverbs 27:17 one of my favourite scriptures, for if we didn't keep each other on our toes, we know too from scripture that satan wanders day and night like a tiger looking for prey, if we get slack or we don't stay sharp as brothers (and sisters) and help each in our everyday walk we can find ourselves in trouble. "But lets not stop there" the author exhorts and how right they are, we need more workers so we need to keep asking the Lord to send more so we can get more of a harvest.
I have personally went two steps forward and three back and it is time for me to confess the feelings of feeling like I am slipping, I must pull up my bootstraps and start doing more of the sharpening the scripture speaks of, thank you so much Lord for this reading today.