Chaplain’s Column:
Where is Your Focus Today?
Maybe we
should “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus" - Philippians 3:14. I once heard someone say that there are
two days that can steal the joy from today. One is yesterday and the other is
tomorrow.
I believe
that God has a destiny for our lives. God has a plan for your life just like He
did mine, for a purpose. If you have not already done so, you must understand and
press forward to fulfill the destiny God has for your life. If you don’t know
what that might be, then start asking God to reveal that to you. Ask Him to
show you the lane you are to run in.
When a runner
is in a race, he puts his eyes on the goal. He doesn’t look at the cheering
crowd or the other runners. Neither does he examine himself. He has his eyes on
the goal. He looks away from everything else. The finish line is all he sees.
That’s exactly what we’re to do. The reason many Christians fail in the race is
that they have not learned to look away from other things. They’re trying to
look in both directions at the same time, and James 1:8 says, "A double
minded man is unstable in all his ways." And Matthew 6:22 says, "If
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light."
Where is your
focus today? Has the world drawn you back into itself, luring you away from the
command of our Lord? Read Matthew 28:19-20. That’s your goal. Take a few
minutes to write out a mission statement about your life focusing on that one
thing that you think God has called you to do. Then remember or look through
those notes to remind yourself to stay focused on the calling of God in your
life.
In order to
get down this spiritual road of discernment we must walk closer and
closer with God in our prayer life and listen to His still small voice give us
direction in our lives.
Please remember to pray
for the following:
Yours In Christ
Tom
Snowden, Chaplain
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