I was walking with Matt and some friends the other day. We were pushing our feet through the abundance of leaves that have fallen and were talking about how we didn’t like the withering leaves on the ground. We carried on in the conversation for a couple of minutes about things we didn’t like about the crunchy dead leaves.
Then I heard one of my friends say in amazement, “look at what we’d miss if we forgot to look up!”
Then we all paused and looked up at the beautiful leaves in the trees, the light shining through, and the beautiful fall day we were standing in the middle of.
I share this with you today because these days there are a lot of things that can capture our attention that we don’t like and we can get stuck there focused on those things. Our thoughts, and conversations, can circle around what is wrong.
If you can relate, I invite you to join me to...
pause. breathe. pray.
May we recognize if we are stuck in a pattern of focusing on what is wrong. May we choose to look up and see all that is right and that we have to be grateful for. Even in the most challenging days, circumstances and/or seasons, there is good to be seen. Today may we choose to give our hearts and minds a rest from what is wrong as we recognize the good around us.
With love and hope,
Shawn
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. - Philippians 4:8