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**Focus Multiplies Your Force**  

## The Focused Forge: How Laser Vision in Christ Multiplies Your Spiritual Force  

**Akasia’s Awakening**  

Eish, brothers and sisters! Just last Tuesday, I sat in my Pretoria study—load-shedding pitch-black outside—battling to finish this essay. My phone buzzed: *another* protest update from Braamfontein. My laptop flashed: *50% off* *Lottostar Powerball*. My mind whispered: *Check the rugby scores*. Distractions swarmed like mopani bees! Then, in that chaos, the Spirit thundered Proverbs 4:25: **"Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze straight before you."** . Instantly, I snapped my laptop shut. No more scattered sparks. Only laser fire.  

### Why Focus is Spiritual Warfare  

South Africa’s soul is fractured—load-shedding blackouts, political *skandale*, economic *babelaas* (hangover). We scroll endlessly while Gaza burns and our Archbishop Thabo Makgoba pleads, *"Speak out!"* . Yet Christ didn’t say *"Glance at Me occasionally."* He said, **"Follow Me"** (Matthew 4:19)—a command requiring ruthless focus.  

- **Distraction = Disarmament**: Like a soldier dropping his rifle to pick flowers mid-battle, a scattered mind wastes Kingdom ammunition. Solomon warned: *"Do not swerve to the right or the left"* (Proverbs 4:27) .  

- **Focus = Force Multiplication**: Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls because he refused to attend Sanballat’s "dialogue sessions" (Nehemiah 6:3). His fixed gaze moved mountains of rubble.  

### The South African Seduction  

We’re drowning in digital *smoke and mirrors*:  

1. **The "Fees Must Fall" Hangover**: Decolonization debates rage at UWC , yet many activists now scroll TikTok between protests. *Can we dismantle systems while distracted?*  

2. **PEPFAR Panic**: As America withdraws HIV funding, our church leaders scramble for solutions . Yet how many meetings are derailed by gossip about the *"Bishop of Port Elizabeth’s postponed elective assembly"*?   

3. **Kasi Consumerism**: We’re bombarded with *"Buy this! Watch that!"* while Shalldrey Samuels launches her gospel book *in the dark*—literally!—amid a Kimberley power outage . *Her focus? Unshakeable.*  

### Cultivating Christ-Centered Concentration  

#### 1. **Vault Your Vision**  

> *"Guard your heart with all diligence"* (Proverbs 4:23) . Your attention is currency. Deposit it only in vision-aligned endeavors. When I wrote *"The Unshackled Heart,"* I locked my phone in a toolbox for 4 hours daily. *Result?* A manuscript birthed in 90 days.  

#### 2. **Sacrifice Good for God**  

Archbishop Makgoba declined royal luncheon small talk in Rome to lay roses at Pope Francis’ grave—*a prophetic act of unity* . **Focus demands "no’s"**:  

- *No* to trending topics not stewarded to you.  

- *Yes* to your unique assignment.  

#### 3. **Fix Your Eyes, Not Your Fears**  

During my darkest depression (2019), I fixated on *failed* ministry plans. Then I read: *"Let thine eyes look right on"* (Proverbs 4:25 KJV) . I began journaling *only* God’s promises. *Within weeks*, doors opened for our Tshwane youth outreach.  

### The Physics of Faith Focus  

A magnifying glass concentrates sunlight to ignite fire. Likewise, **focused faith forges futures**. The Amplified Bible urges: *"Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage]."* . Scattered light = harmless. Focused light = *cutting steel*.  

**Practical Focus Fire**  

- **Digital Desert**: Fast 24 hours from social media weekly. *"Unfollow accounts that don’t bring value"* .  

- **Purpose Audit**: Ask: *"Does this task honor Christ’s purpose for me?"* If not—delete, delegate, decline.  

- **Eyes on Prize**: Visualize Jesus as your finish line (Hebrews 12:2) .  

### Conclusion: Forging Forward  

South Africa, our destiny demands undivided attention. Load-shedding ends. Protests fade. But **"Wisdom is the principal thing"** (Proverbs 4:7) . As I type these final words, my generator hums in Akasia. The darkness trembles before focused fire. *So do mountains.*  

> **Prayer**: Lord Jesus, Anoint our eyes! Train our gaze on Your glory alone. May our *"fixed purpose"* (Proverbs 4:25 TPT) ignite revival across Mzansi. Melt distractions. Multiply our force. For Thine is the Focus—and the Future. Amen.
 

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