HELEN SANDERS
2-4-2026
WE HAVE LOST OUR FOCUS

When I grew up television went off the air at midnight and did not come on until around seven in the morning. The shows were decent, and most of the things came “live” and were not rebroadcasted. There was no “weather channel.” There was no CNN. There were no 24-hour a day broadcasts.

Along with this, there was no access to the information highway like there is today. We had to use the library or if you were fortunate, look things up in your own encyclopedia. We memorized our times tables, and we knew how important reading was. Math was totally different than it is taught today.

Things changed as the internet became available. Internet Information, or disinformation became the instant way to find out answers, but they were not and are not always accurate. In many cases history has been “rewritten” or left out so no one is offended.

Even bibles are on phone apps, and many never use the hard copy of the word. We are a generation of “instant gratification.” It often causes us to lose focus and become self-centered instead of God centered.

We have lost our focus. What should our focus be? Colossians 3:1-2 says, “If ye then be risen with Christ [born again], seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”

Too much time is spent on earthly temporal things, instead of in prayer and meditation on the word of God. Many have lost their passion for spiritual things, often finding their satisfaction in worldly events such as sports, or the news, or the latest trends.

Often people seek prophetic words instead of seeking God. We have lost our focus.

The only thing that can change this is to turn off the things that distract you. Find a room where it is quiet and read your bible with a notebook beside you and writing down what the Word is saying to you personally. Do not settle for secondhand information when God wants to give you one-on-one firsthand conversations.

Learn how to study without electronics. Learn how to get back to seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Then our needs will be met. Learn to live more for God and less for self, then we will regain our focus.