From Eliyahu:

Shalom friends, 

The modern world is so confusing! Have you ever heard of "overchoice"? Yes, that is a real word. According to sources cited in Wikipedia, Overchoice or choice overload is a cognitive process in which people have a difficult time making a decision when faced with many options. The term was first introduced by Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book, Future Shock. Overchoice has become a major problem for ordinary people in the world we are all living in today.

How could having more choices be a problem, you ask? It works like this:

"The satisfaction of choices by number of options available can be described by an inverted "U" model. In this model, having no choice results in very low satisfaction. Initially more choices lead to more satisfaction, but as the number of choices increases it then peaks and people tend to feel more pressure, confusion, and potentially dissatisfaction with their choice. Although larger choice sets can be initially appealing, smaller choice sets lead to increased satisfaction and reduced regret. Another component of overchoice is the perception of time. Extensive choice sets can seem even more difficult with a limited time constraint.

Examples of overchoice include increased college options, career options, and prospective romantic relationships. Many of these increased options can be attributed to modern technology. In today's society we have easy access to more information, products and opportunities." Source: Wikipedia: Overchoice

Overchoice is a serious problem because one can become so distracted with constantly choosing between many things that they fail to focus on one important thing. Focusing on one important thing is the only way to accomplish something of value with your life. OK, to do something of value with your life you need to focus on one important thing, but what? Again, there are a dizzying array of potential personal futures, so which one do you pick? That's hard, because the stakes are so much greater with a decision that potentially effects your entire future.

While overchoice is seen as a modern problem, recently I discovered that people were having this same focus problem 2,000 years ago as they are now. I was reading the words of Y'shua in Luke 14; and I was amazed at how much things haven't changed when it comes to focus. Here's what happened in that chapter that speaks to the problem of focus. As Messiah reclined for a meal with many people present, someone said:

“Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!” Luke 14:15

That was a pretty safe thing to say at the table in 1st century Judea. Even today you could say that in the midst of most any group of professed believers without fear of contradiction. Yet, instead of simply agreeing with the man, Y'shua told a story that got right to the heart of the biggest problem that holds people back from ever attaining that blessed state of feasting in the Kingdom. That story underscores the fact that, while the Kingdom is agreed upon as a blessed thing, when faced with the choice of actually feasting in the Kingdom, or choosing something else to do, most people actually choose something of lesser importance! Is that not astounding?

The answer here, according to Messiah, is having the right focus - Kingdom focus. That is, deliberately choosing to put the Kingdom first in you life every day, above every other choice. That makes sense, because what other choice is there that can match the blessings of the Kingdom, so far as your eternal future is concerned? The Kingdom is more important than anything else, which more than justifies pushing away all and any other choices that would steal away your focus from that all-important Kingdom goal.

That is where Tsiyon can help. Look above in the blue area and find the "Tsiyon Partner Action Points." All of the points listed are clickable for our partners. Deliberately choosing to take in the spiritual food listed in these Action Points each week will help you to push out the confusion and focus on the Kingdom, week by week. Everyone who does this over time experiences remarkable spiritual growth, and you will too, if you make doing this each week an important focus of your life. If you are not doing this already, just try it faithfully for one month. Its for the Kingdom, so give it a try.

Join us tonight for our live Tsiyon meeting, at 8 PM CST at Tsiyon.Net.  Kingdom focus. We all need it. This will help.

Shalom,