Cone of Focus

 We currently just finished the last day of our Desperation conference. The second one. I can't believe how fast the summer is flying by. They told me it would be quick, but really. Does it have to go so fast?? I am sure it is just because I am going to be done with DLA in 9 1/2 days and moving back to Kansas for the year or so that I am noticing the speed of life. Oh goodness. I just want time to freeze!!
  Okay, enough rambling. I have a cool story to share with you. On the first night of Desperation I walked into the Living Room (our auditorium) to see somewhere around 4000 students and adults worshiping God. Such an incredible sight!!! While in the room I got a cool picture that I wanted to share with you.
  Have you ever seen the movie Get Smart? Well in that movie Steve Carrell's character is having a meeting with a group of people and he asks to use the 'cone of silence' because he has exciting news and he wants to go and shout in happiness without anyone hearing him. It turns out that his cone doesn't work so he is shouting in the middle of a room full of people who can all hear him. (That is really beside the point). Basically - I want you to get a visual of this 'cone of silence' - a light coming from above in a cone shape that ends up centered in on one person.
  During the conference I just saw each one of the thousands of people in the room with a cone around them, coming from up above...connecting them with God. The people who were actually focused in on God, truly hearing His voice and experiencing His presence had their cone lit up with light. Those who were distracted and not truly experiencing God had a cone that wasn't lit up. Each person that finally locked eyes with God and was connecting with Him had a cone that lit up upon connection. God's desire was that each and every person in that room had a lit up cone.
   Just imagine....thousands of people in a room with a cone of light coming from heaven centered on just them. In their cone it is them and God. The other people in the room are a blur and Jesus has His eyes on that person alone. It is so great, and exactly what God desires for each and every one of us to experience.
   Have you locked eyes on Jesus recently and removed the day to day distractions or is it time to ask Him to light up your cone?? Food for thought. :)