Be Thou My Vision
Eyes Fixed On Christ: Relying On God’s Guidance
by Associate Pastor Tom Yarbrough
It’s already February, but it’s not too late to be intentional about how you want your 2025 to look. The new year is a natural time to evaluate current rhythms, habits or motivations and engage in planning from a financial, educational, career or health perspective. But if we recalibrate these other areas of our lives without considering our spiritual vision, we are essentially working blind, without any vision. Why is vision generally important? Because what or who we fix our eyes on will determine where we go, and this is true for the believer and non-believer alike. Our lives—how we spend our time, energy and resources—are a bit like travelogues. We can look back at these things and read the story of where we have been. Why is spiritual vision specifically important? Because for the believer, these travelogues also serve as worship reports. They reveal what is most important to us. Let me reiterate that this is not simply reflected in our checking accounts but in our recently watched lists, the stacks of books on our bedside tables; our liked social media posts, our Amazon shopping carts and wish lists, and perhaps most of all, our calendars. Where do we start? Read the full article.
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