focus

focus is absolutely essential in our lives. we need to focus while driving to stay safe. we need to focus on our work so that we are efficient and accurate. but the most important focus is  the focus on God. just like quality work requires focus on a task, we need to focus on God in order to live in a way pleasing to Him. we can't follow God if we don't focus on who He is and what He wants for us. its also very difficult to keep our focus. it can result from even the slightest digression from Godly thoughts.  work, responsibilities, hobbies, even things that seem good like family can take our minds off God if we dwell on them too much (don't misunderstand me, family is important; just not relatively). i can recall several times when, in the middle of a church service, i simply think, "who's that?" or "what does this song actually mean?" and cease understanding or thinking about the point of the song or message. unfortunately, i don't have any profound advice on keeping focus or resisting outside thoughts. i can only say that when i pray extensively for focus and more or less "enter the zone" of worship (i really don't know what it is, just like a mindset or something), that's when i find focusing on God and His Will the easiest.