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George Orwell said, "To see what is front of one's nose needs a constant struggle."
It’s so easy — much too easy — to find ourselves perpetually distracted, constantly diverting our gaze from what is necessary now, staring instead at that which barely matters at all.
By nature, we all have a short attention span, and our peripheral vision often works more like a telescope. Maintaining eyes-
King Solomon gave us this guideline to follow:
Let your eyes look straight ahead, and fix your gaze directly before you. (Proverbs 4:25)
How might we put this into practice?
Make this day about one thing, and one thing alone.
That goes for this day, and each new day to come.
Every morning, bright and early, we can declare out loud: "If nothing else gets done today, this one thing gets done. And if this one thing gets done, today counts as a win."
This “one thing” could be almost anything:
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The objective is that we live this day — and every day — with intention. With a sense of direction. With a steadfast focus on what matters most.
Not tending to everything all at once may seem, at first, almost lazy. There’s something about feeling frazzled that lets us think we’re at least moving in the right direction.
But frazzled rarely gets the job done.
No doubt, for all of us, we have much to keep us busy, and there’s still so much more to do.
Surely, we’ll get there ... one fully focused day at a time.
Pastor Skip French
1500 Forest Hills Blvd (Hwy 279) 479 . 855 . 2780 Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715
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Peace & Blessings,
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