1 Peter 2:1–2
We can't solve every
problem, but sometimes we can resolve issues by simply readjusting our focus
i.e. seeing them in a different light.
In his first letter,
Peter could have focused on people’s sin and their need to repent. But then
their attention would be on the problem, and not on solving it. So he shifts
the focus: “Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and
hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn infants long for the
unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation” (1
Pet 2:1–2). Peter calls them to see their Christian experience as a newborn
longing for milk. They must make the Bible a priority so that it becomes
something they need and long for. As they imbibe it, their sinful behavior is
resolved.
We can always choose
where to place our attention. We often turn our attention toward preventing
something like sin at the expense of actually doing something good i.e. growing
in the Lord.
When we keep our
focus on Christ, we can rise above our circumstances and find victory. Re-framing our lives opens the way for blessing because it gives God space to do trans-formative work.
Where is your focus?
What is God asking you to refocus?
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