If we sit and look out
of our window, we have a scene unfolding right in front of us. There may be leaves
on the ground, trees blowing in the wind, clouds in the sky, birds flying by the
house across the street, we may see people walking past. As we sit watching the view through the window in front of us, this should
be our focus. For some, they may not be interested in focusing
on what is right there in front of them. Instead, they might become preoccupied
with the view of others and miss what is right in front of them at that moment
what is there ‘present’.
Life can be
like that sometimes. We can become so fixated with the view of others, what
others have or their vocation or calling. So much so that, we are unable to see
what is right in front of us. We waste our lives trying to be, see, or live
like others and lose the present moment that we have been gifted. Have you ever
found yourself in that position? We want what they have; we want to be where
they are, or we think, “why can’t I be like them”? It has been said,
“There’s a
world out there, open the window and there it is.”[1]
We all have been
given a life to live. So, why are we more concerned about how others are doing
their life. Paul gave the local church at Emphasis some direction this matter.
That,
15 “Therefore be careful (look
carefully) how you walk, not as unwise people, but as wise, 16
making the most of your time (or redeeming the time) because the days
are evil” (Eph 5:15-16 NASB).
If you were
to look out the window of your life (so to speak), right now: What do you see
that God is doing? Not what He has done, or will do (as important as these
might be), but what He is doing at present. Make the most of this time, as it
will never come around again.
Pause in His presence
for a moment and think this over…
[1] Williams, Robin. http://quotetab.com/quote/by-robin-williams/theres-a-world-out-there-open-a-window-and-its-there (7th
May 2020).
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