TFC 3

Colossians 3:1-4

We don’t always realize how automatic some things are until we have to address the issue with someone not so familiar. As we work now with our second child learning how to drive I am more aware of those things I do when I drive that are simply second nature.

It isn’t always easy to know exactly where to be in your lane as you drive, especially as another vehicle approaches you. One trick I was taught to keep my car in the lane as I drive is to watch the license plate of the car up ahead. It is ahead of you and it is centered. People tend to drive to where they are looking.

Just as we become comfortable with driving and don’t give it all that much thought, we can take our faith for granted and lose sight of what we should be doing. In the letter to the church at Colosse some guidance is offered. What should we set our hearts on? Why? What does verse 3 say has happened to us? What will happen when Christ appears?

Being faithful is not always an easy thing. It requires attention. It requires focus. The decision to love God and to be a faithful believers is not a one-time, simple choice that is made.

If we are not careful we can slowly drift away from God. Little by little we can allow ourselves to be drawn away from the goodness of our Lord and into the sinfulness of human nature.

As we continue our journey in faith we need to remember that we can easily be distracted from God and tempted by the human and temporary pleasures of the world. But we need to keep our focus on what is important. We need to keep our focus off the earthly things and focus on the heavenly and the spiritual.

DAILY CHALLENGE: What can you put in your life to help you maintain a focus on Godly things?