I know it's been a while since my last Blog post, but we have been in the middle of painting this month, and it seems like it will never end. Have you ever taken on a project that seemed like such a great idea, and once you got into it, you realized it was going to be much more involved and take much longer than you originally expected? Well that's exactly what's happened with this...but the end result has been well worth the effort.
Sometimes life is that way. We go along, and do the same things day in and day out, striving to reach some sort of accomplishment...whether it is raising our children, or working hard at our jobs or businesses, nurturing our marriages or even our relationship with God. Somehow we are always anxious to reach the end result, so that is what we focus on, instead of focusing on the journey it takes to reach those results. In doing so, we may miss many important lessons along the way.
I am learning to make the most of each day. Instead of being so intent on the end result, I am pausing to see what I can learn and grow in today. We miss too many opportunities if we are always focused on the end result, and sometimes we don't even pause to hear what God is saying to us right now, because we are too busy planning the next big event or activity.
Life is certainly a journey...but don't miss out on the journey by being too focused on the destination. God's more interested in what you are learning on the journey to your destination and the character that you are developing along the way.
