FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS...TO BE MORE LIKE HIM...

MEDITATION MONDAY

Hebrews 12:2

"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."

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Jesus wrote the book on life! He knew it would be extremely tough, yet He comprehended that if He lived His life perfectly, in this world, that there would be incredible JOY in the next world. He kept His focus on that JOY... He asks us to keep our focus on Him! It's the only way to be a "transformed mom"!

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I didn't do so well with my "eyes on Jesus" yesterday. In fact, I bombed it much like Peter did when he tried to walk to Jesus on the water and he took his eyes off of Jesus and began to sink. That was me yesterday! I was focused on all the other stuff - "the wind and the waves." That's when I got a phone call from our son Caleb who had just landed in the St. Louis airport after spending a week with us. He said, "Mom, do you have my car keys?" Oh, my! I had done the "mom thing" and put them in a "safe place" while he was here and there they lay - still in the "safe place". It was then that Caleb's cell phone died!

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To compound the problem, Caleb was to drive from the airport to the Amtrak station about 30 minutes away to pick up his wife, Krista, who was returning from a trip of her own. At least Krista had a working cell phone on her! Yet, I began to think of all the worse case scenarios. I completely took my eyes off Jesus. I did not pray. I did not trust. Yet, my wonderful merciful Savior took care of the situation in spite of me. Krista was able to take a cab to the spot where the car was. Caleb was there. They arrived home around 1 a.m.

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Steve reminded me through my panic to put on my "gospel glasses" but I was so focused on the difficult circumstances throughout the evening that it not only stole my joy but made me realize that my trust in the One who could fix the problem was not there.

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Just yesterday morning, as I taught the 3rd-4th grade Bible class, I asked them each to answer the following question with "Yes!" and then tell me one way that they were like Jesus. Their answers were right on target: "Kind! Patient! Helpful! Responsible! Babies come to me!" Evidently, my answer needs to be TRUSTING... FAITH-FULL! Jesus trusted the Father completely through life and through death!! What focus!

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"Mirror, mirror on the wall, do you see Jesus in me at all?"

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Part of growing to be more like Jesus is to fix or turn our eyes toward Jesus!!! Today, I pray that you can meditate on the One who we each need to become more like! Pause the play list above before playing this song by Michael W. Smith:

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