Where are you looking?
When you start out your day, are you focused on the next task or are you focused on the end of the day? Maybe you wake up focused on tomorrow....or Friday....or next year.
Where are you looking?
We can become so caught up in what comes next, what is two weeks or two years away that we miss out on what is right before us.
A few days ago, my sister was parking her car. She was so focused on the parking spot she wanted that she didn't see the sign posted directly in front of her and she ran into the post. Her car was dented and bruised and the sign post was twisted. She could see the perfect parking spot - but she missed the obstacles in her path.
When we focus solely on what will come, what will be, we run the risk of missing out on the day to day things of life. We become so caught up in achieving a goal like getting an A on a test or graduating high school or marrying the perfect person or buying a bigger house that we cannot see the pitfalls and obstacles which stand in our way; and which will likely stop us from achieving our goals.
Life is like a long distance race. We are on a path and each step moves us closer to the finish line, but we have to focus on each stride, each turn in the road because each step builds on the one before it. Each step is necessary for us to make it to the goal. If we focus only on the finish line, we might miss an important turn or step in a pothole and derail our entire race.
Instead our eyes, our focus, should be centered directly before us - on Jesus. If we keep our focus on Jesus, he will keep us safe on the path and help us to run at the best pace so that we finish our race in his time.
Where are you looking?
Scripture
Quote of the Day
What good is having someone who can walk on water if you don't follow in his footsteps? Unknown
Question of the Day
Have you ever run a race competitively? Tell us a little about the experience?
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