| "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." I love looking up the original meanings for words/phrases in scripture on www.blueletterbible.org, and this morning, I was curious to see what the original meaning of the word "fix" meant. The original word means to "turn the eyes away from other things and fix them on something else". My mind thinks visually, so immediately I began to think of something that would explain what I picture the word to mean. |
This dog is fixated. His focus is planted on something, and nothing, other than its owner will be able to pull him from what he sees.
We all have a lot of things going on right now. Life is busier than I've ever seen it, and it is so easy to shift our focus to the details of life, and really never experience the true Joy of life, which is Jesus Christ. God has impressed upon my heart today, that, just like the dog, I need to be fixated on Him and on Kingdom things. I have found that when I do, all the other details of life are still there and eventually get accomplished, but the day finds a new meaning and purpose when I seek a Holy Focus.
