Finding the Focal Point

Years ago I attempted (with moderate degrees of success) to do pirouettes.

First cardinal rule of pirouetting: Find and maintain a focal point! Take a quick peek at a dancer doing a pirouette and pay attention to the dancer's head.  At the start of the turn the dancer's eyes are focused on a point (which we can't see).  The turn begins. The eyes are on the focal point as long as possible, and as the body turns the head whips around and the eyes are back on the focal point before the shoulders and the rest of the body reach the starting point.  The "whipping" motion adds to the momentum of the turn, and the sustained focus actually prevents the dancer from becoming dizzy.

Bottom line: no focal point, no pirouette.

Maintaining focus influences the movement of the entire body.

The psalmist testifies to the importance of setting the mind and the heart upon God's Word.  We are told to move without losing the focus upon God's wisdom in all situations.  We may be tempted to look aside, but then we will lose our sense of balance and equilibrium.  

When we are intentionally focused upon the path that is revealed by God's teachings, everything we do and say is managed in accordance with God's desire.  In the midst of turmoil of any kind, setting the eye upon Christ and all that He teaches us helps to sustain balance and appropriate momentum.

Find the focal point, and let your day begin.