Turn away my eyes
from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.”
(Psalm 119:37) Everything was quiet in our yard. While I worked
at the patio table, our dog, Christian, lay nearby in the grass.
Suddenly he was circling a tree, where a squirrel hung tightly
to the trunk.Christian came when I called, but I couldn’t get
him to look at me. His neck was in a rigidly fixed position.
Although he was near me physically, his thoughts and desires
were with that squirrel.Christian and the squirrel remind me of
how quickly I become preoccupied with things that take my eyes
off Jesus.When Christ is the center of our life, all else comes
into proper focus.
