a lesson from a friend

A few days ago I was taking a walk down by the river with a friend of mine. I enjoy walking and talking with her and we routinely cover subjects from family to politics to church to work and most things in between. This day was no different. We were talking about exercise and weight loss and she was telling me that as she has been losing weight (by the way you look AWESOME hot mamma!) she had sort of gotten obsessed with the scale and consequently her progress had slowed. Then she told me that she had a realization that what had happened had nothing to do with her diet or exercise but everything to do with something else. She told me, "I realized I had taken my eyes off Jesus." We continued to talk about this and other subjects as we beat the pavement together. That night I couldn't get her comment out of my mind, and today, several days later, I still can't. I started to think and evaluate how good I was doing at keeping my eyes on Jesus. I gotta tell you, I could do better. It is ridiculously easy for me to get caught up in the worries and frustrations of life and, to quote TW, "take my eyes off Jesus." I realize that if I would spend more time focusing on Him and less time focusing on things I have no control over, that I will have peace that passeth understanding and God will sort out all the rest and align my life with His will. Thank God for my sister in Christ who, through sharing her own lesson learned, taught me one too. Thanks TW for the V8 moment. I love you, respect you, and am proud of you.
The words to this song have rattled around in my head over and over the past few days:

Turn your eyes upon Jesus

Look full in His wonderful face

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace.

Hopefully these words bless you like they have blessed me and remind you to keep your eyes on Jesus, whose plans for us are good and perfect.