Finding our focus

If you live in Calgary you know what the most important thing is during a Chinook – window washer fluid. There is a dance that a driver does during a Chinook, as they rate the splatter on their windshield; when to pump out more of the cleaner and when to wait.

I was doing this the other day. I was trying to decide whether I should spray more cleaner. But I could still see quite well, so I decided that I could manage another block or two. It then struck me how amazing our vision is. Our eyes can focus through all the “static” on the window and see the important objects that lay beyond.

It then dawned on me, this is what we have to do now. We need to look past all the muck and distractions and focus on the important issues. We need to see the reality beyond the splatter so we can navigate our way through the obstacles of life.

I would like to make a case for a short list of issues on which we should train our attention. All three of these are present in the beginning of the scriptures. First – the primacy of the individual. Second – the sacredness of the marriage. Third – the significance of the family.

I would argue that these are the threads that have knit our societies together. These are the foundation stones of a Godly people. Of course, as seen within the framework of God’s plan. Always keeping in mind the wishes God has for his people.

Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.