Remember

Often we forget the reason for which we are apart of something. Often seeing the occurrences around us as more important than the grand picture. Becoming overwhelmed by the smallest happenings with a band, a girl or a boy and now during finals, our grades.

But the difficulty is not realizing your eyes are staring at your feet in the mud rather than the glorious face of Jesus; the difficulty is moving the muscles in your neck to turn your gaze from the mire to the Redeemer. Seeing him as glorious as opposed to your state as overwhelming.

“But this is just a shifting of your focus away from the problem,” you might say. And I would agree, there is an element of this, however the purpose for shifting focus is not for forgetting, but for reminding. Looking to Jesus to be reminded that your biggest problem is taken care of, looking to Jesus to remember this world is not your home that though the flood comes and the valley is scary Jesus has fought our decisive battle and won.

Thus, the present situation becomes a light and momentary affliction for you are not looking for a solution your looking at the Redeemer. And it is here that the grace of God is felt most, for it is here that your heart sings and your eyes weep for joy, because the present task is simply a tool to be used in the same employment as the rest of creation, to glorify God.