Focus on God

A friend recently told me a joke that went something like this:

   A man walked into the doctor's office and told him "Everywhere on my body hurts to touch." "Impossible!" the doctor laughed "show me".  The man proceeded to take his finger and push on his left shoulder and then scream out in pain, He then pushed on his knee and cried out in agony. He continued doing this to various parts of his body to prove his point to the doctor.

When he stopped he asked "do you think it's serious doctor" The doctor replied "Not really, your finger is broken."

  So many times do we end up focusing on the wrong thing or becoming distracted by the things in the world around us. We lose sight of what truly matters. This is also very true in the realm of praise and worship. "Do I look cool enough?" "are people impressed by my playing?" "are the lights the right color for this song?" etc.... All these thoughts come when what we should be focusing on is leading others into a place of praise and worship. How can you lead someone you're not going?

There will be time to think about what you're going to wear, time to become a better player/singer, and even a time to think "do the blue lights truly reflect the expressive mood and overall message of the song?" But none of those times are while we are on stage.

In everything God wants us to stay focused on him. So, our focus for today is Matthew 14;22-33 True testament of why we need to forget all of the other distractions in the world and focus on God.

Also, I'm adding this song. You've probablly heard it before but I encourage you to listen to it again and truly think about what it means to come back to the heart of worship. Thanks guys,