There's a family rumor going around about me. And it's
true. You see I cannot throw. I cannot
hit whatever it is I'm aiming at. I mean it. Put a baseball in my hand and
someone's going to get hurt. Give me a baggo and I'm going to whacko somebody,
something, anything but the target. It's true because you see, I even shot a
bathtub once. No kidding. But that’s a
whole other story.
Anyway, I just never seem to hit what I'm aiming for. It's
impossible. Now, occasionally, if I don't look closely and kind of look away
from the target I'm more likely to hit it just by sheer accident. But trying
dead on, nope, not gonna happen.
Through life, we all have targets to hit. Some of them are : learning to read, tying
our shoes, riding a bicycle, jumping rope, singing on key. You know, kid's
stuff. Then there are the more grown up
targets: graduate from high school, go to college, get married, have kids, get
a job, save money, drive a car, travel, make something of yourself, get ahead,
plan for the future. On and on. There are many goals you can pursue as a
grownup.
For all of us there is a really huge target we have to aim
for and achieve - finding purpose in life. It's more than a job and a car and
stuff. It's what you really want deep down and you know you won't be happy if
you aim for less. It's not hard to hit
this target, unless you leave out the most important factor - God. You see, each
one of us has a purpose we were put on earth to achieve- a target of sorts -
and that is to find our reason for living which is found right in the middle of
the Cross.
Wow, what a target!
If we aim for anything else, we might still look successful and have
other things, but we'll end up with a misspent life and misspent everything
else. But when we aim for God's target - belief in Christ and living for Him -
we have it made!
Have you taken a good look at the targets in your life
lately? Maybe you’ve been missing them
more than hitting them. Maybe you tried desperately to get it right, shoot
straight and get rewarded. Still you've gotten 4th place, honorable mention and
nothing. You keep aiming for better things but the same old troubles keep creeping
in, messing with your eyesight, getting your aim out of kilter and making the
target oh so hard to see. It could be that others have encouraged you to get
your eyes off Jesus. The hurts, the fears, the disappointments can be really
distracting even when you’re trying to aim for the best.
Oh beloved, run to the Master of the Target this morning!
With life in Christ you'll achieve a bull's eye all the time. Even when your
aim seems off you can lay down your abilities and disabilities and lay your
head on the Lord's loving shoulder. He'll redeem your plans, fix your aim and
help you get back on target. Isn't it
wonderful to know that you aren't out there trying to aim alone and shoot from
the hip? This wonderful life with the
Lord will cause you to lay down your past, pick up your goals and move on with
Him. His ways are so much better than your ways. His plans are so much more on target
than yours are. God knows you and He's
been planning your life with Him for eternity. He knows everything, including
your misspent opportunities, your misappropriated blessings and your missed
targets. Give your heart and life to Him
today fresh and new, and watch as He changes your entire focus and causes you
to win for Him in the aims and goals of life.
God loves you and He's for you and those two blessings are His
aim for your life forever!
Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have
apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (KJV)
Psalm 33:18 But the Lord watches over those who fear Him,
those who rely on His unfailing love.
Hebrews 12:2 We do this by keeping our eyes
on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured
the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor
beside God’s throne.
Psalm 119:32 I will pursue Your commands, for
You expand my understanding.
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