UNfocus

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. - 1 Corinthians 13:12

In at least one of my devotions from the last couple of weeks I talked about the need to focus on the moment.  But sometimes, focus can be the problem.  We can be so focused on providing for our family, that we fail to notice the real needs of our family.  We can be so focused on creating a healthy body through exercise that we fail to enjoy the simpler things a healthy body can enjoy.  We can be so focused on religion, that we completely miss Jesus.

If you have never taken this selective attention test, please follow this link and take the test now before you continue reading.  It takes less than a minute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

The first time I saw this, I was blown away.  How could I miss it?  I really thought it was a joke in the way it was edited.  But no... when I restarted the video from the beginning, there it was, big as life.  We really believe we won't miss the really important things in life, but so many of us label the wrong things "important."  And our focus is skewed.  We become comfortable, but not joyful.  We become healthy, but not happy.  We become smart, but not wise.

The gorillas dance in front of us every single day... and we miss them because we are so concerned with the stuff that really doesn't matter.  We don't just discount it... we are completely and overwhelmingly blind to it. Unfocus today... from all the stuff that usually keeps your attention.  Take notice of a gorilla or two today... and give thanks.

Father,
Keep us from being blind to the really important things in life.  Show us the gorilla that is dancing right in front of us.  Amen.