Set Your Sights
When I was growing up we lived outside of town, in a wooded area, and we loved it when Dad would set up targets in the yard to practice shooting. We mostly practiced with his .22 rifle but every so often he'd get the 12 gauge shotgun out and wow! That one had quite a kick! Dad would stand or kneel behind us, help us lift the rifle and guide our vision thru the sights to focus on the target. It's harder than you think not to be distracted, or to blink and take your eye off the prize as you squeeze the trigger. There are any number of things that can catch your attention and cause you to miss the mark. I appreciated that time with my Dad. He was teaching us a skill, how to respect the process and we loved that it was something we could do together with our Dad.
I read this passage the other day and for some reason those memories came rushing back to me. Colossians 3:1 -2 (NLT) says, "Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth." Set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Then the Apostle Paul say...think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. It's so easy to get distracted by our daily activities, our nagging worries, our critical situations. But we have been given NEW LIFE in Christ! We are headed to heaven WITH Him in the presence of Almighty God! While it might feel abstract at times - heaven is a true reality!
Set your sights on the realities of heaven. Visualize Christ sitting beside our Father God...and rejoice that some day we'll get to go there too. Oh what a glorious day that will be...and that's hitting the target!
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