As long as I have an ongoing role in the salvation process, my natural tendency will be to focus on my behavior rather than on Christ. Yet we are commanded to make Christ our focus (see Phil. 4:8; Col. 3:2; Heb. 12:1–2). Certainly there is a place for self–examination in the Christian life.1 But we are certainly not to be the focus of our lives. We are never completely free to fasten our gaze on Him until we are sure our relationship with Him is secure. My observation has been that the more a person