Focus is a major requirement if we are going to accomplish something with our life that really matters. Our culture is such that we are encouraged and drawn to become involved in many, many different things. We are finite people, with a finite amount of time, a finite measure of energy, and a finite amount of money. God can certainly bless us with more, but a major responsibility of those who follow Christ is to be good stewards of what He has given us and make the most of it.

I like to do and be involved in a number of different activities, but I know when I am getting to the point that I am losing my focus on the main things and getting distracted by to many different activities happening in my life. As a kid we used to take a magnifying glass and focus the sun through it to a small point of light which was very hot.  That small spot of light would burn holes in paper or even start a fire.  But if we would move it around it wouldn’t do much at all.

If we really want to be successful we must be focused on a small number of things that are important to us and have a high potential of impacting the lives of others.  We need to steward well our time and energy. A lot of people who are unmotivated and a bit burned out are often just overcommitted. That doesn’t mean to busy, it means to busy with to many things.

It is like going to a car lot and picking out a car. We might like them all, but we don’t buy them all, we find one that is the best for us. We need to regularly evaluate our use of time and energy and see if we can simplify our life cutting out some stuff that is not important. Most have a number of things they could prune easily in their life.

John 15 says that when we start to bear some fruit God the Father will prune us so that we can bear more fruit. Self pruning is not to painful, especially if you keep you mind on the fact that you want to be truly successful.