Saturday, July 02, 2016
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Keep your eyes on Jesus Hebrews 12:2
Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders… let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:1-2
I the Lord do not change. Malachi 3:6
Sports has never been my strong suit but in our family we have some good athletes. While taking lessons over the years, one thing I did learn was to "keep your eye on the ball". Whether you're playing ping pong, golf, tennis, football, basketball…..whatever it is, it's imperative you keep your eye on the ball. If you become distracted while playing, for example by someone coughing or calling out, you can lose momentum and focus.
You tend to go in the direction you are looking. If your focus is on your circumstances, that's not going to get you very far. I heard a pastor once say he asked a fellow how he was doing, and the guy said, "Pretty good, under the circumstances", to which the preacher replied. "Well what are you doing under there?!"
The wisdom of the Bible encourages us to keep our eyes on the Lord, not on circumstances. Circumstances change, but the Lord does not.
That's good news.
Irish Thursday Inspirational Messages, Sally I. Kennedy
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