Jan 11 2008

Keep Your Eyes On The Goal

"With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me wander from your commandments." - Psalms 119:10

Walking through freshly fallen snow, a father wanted to teach his son a key lesson in life. He said, "Son, I'm going to walk to that tree fifty feet ahead in a perfectly straight line. Then I want you to do the same."

The father walked to the tree. He turned to look at his son and they both observed the perfectly straight tracks in the snow. Not wanting to fail the test, the son looked at his father and began to walk. He looked down at his steps and veered to the left. He looked up and corrected his course. He looked down again. He veered to the right and had to correct his course once more.

Arriving at the tree, his tracks told the story of his failure.

His father explained, "Son, as long as you focused on me, your tracks were straight. The moment you took your eyes off me, you got off track. The key is keeping your eyes on the goal."

So it is in life. There is one primary goal and if it becomes the heart and focus of your life, it will be the key to eternal success. That goal is following the Lord. Keep your eyes on Him, and He will keep you right on track to where you need to go.

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3 Comments

Jan 11

I sat and thought about my life and the paths that I have followed and that I have made, they were not very straight, in fact they would probably look like a path that a snake would make. But when I was trying to follow Christ with my eyes on him the paths were a whole lot straighter. Thank you for this message - Jerry H Barrett

 
Jan 11

Dear RFTH,

Although this is the first time I have commented on your superior devotional messages, I always appreciate them and find them often beautiful. This devotional is a wonderful analogy! Thank you. My best to all of my friends down there!

Clark
- Clark

 
Jan 11

this is a very good story! it is something that i will remember and try to apply to my daily life. - Courtney W.