Do you ever feel like the world is going by at 100 mph and you’re only traveling at 55 mph? Often, I have trouble keeping up with each of my boys’ schedules and activities. The events of my life can pass by in a blur. I think being too busy is one of the curses on the American culture. We can get so busy we start to focus on the small things instead of the big picture. We “major on the minors.”
One of my favorite songs is “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.” There is a line in the song that ministers to me every time I hear it. It says, “Look full in His wonderful face; and the things of earth will grow strangely dim…” There is something that changes us when we slow down long enough to look into Jesus’ face, to read the words He spoke as recorded in the Scriptures, to talk to Him in prayer. When I slow down and do this, I am constantly amazed that the things of earth (life’s worries and craziness) pale in comparison—they grow strangely dim. Take time this week, in your busy schedule, in spite of all of it’s demands, and look full in His wonderful face. Talk to Him. Cast your cares of Him. Tell Him who much you need Him, how much you love Him. Turn your eyes upon Him.
It’s all too true! And I can only imagine your schedule with four adorable, active little boys!
I get caught up in the same thing, it’s so important to slow down and turn to Jesus. Thanks for the reminder.
Amen, and Amen!