Have you been distracted lately? I have to admit that my mind has been wondering on many things – where to live, the adoption, packing, unpacking, finding furniture, the budget, learning Chinese and sign language; the list goes on and on. Yet, Jesus tells the fretting Martha, “You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.” He was referring to himself as the One Thing.
Over the last couple of weeks God has been talking to me about this. “Be still.” “Stop doing and start believing.” “Keep your eyes on Me.” Well, the latter came with a picture. Sometimes when God speaks to me it is through my thoughts, friends, or books, but this one was a vivid picture.
I saw myself driving into our local car wash, the kind that you drive into and put the car in neutral and the wheel is grabbed by the automatic conveyor. In my vision, the man directing me to steer into the guide rails was Jesus. He was looking right at me with His hand up, waving me to go a little to the left and then a little to the right. He was showing me that if you keep your focus on Him, he will direct your path. And th
e cool thing about it was that if you stay on the path He has planned for you, you come out clean and shiny from His glory. And my car wash puts fragrance in their soap, so you can smell it as you go through the car wash so “we are the pleasing aroma of Christ.” “And all these things will be given to you as well,” if we just focus on Him first! So, forget all the distractions and look at the One Thing that is needed.
e cool thing about it was that if you stay on the path He has planned for you, you come out clean and shiny from His glory. And my car wash puts fragrance in their soap, so you can smell it as you go through the car wash so “we are the pleasing aroma of Christ.” “And all these things will be given to you as well,” if we just focus on Him first! So, forget all the distractions and look at the One Thing that is needed. Reference: Luke 10:41, Psalm 46:10, 2 Corinthians 2:15, Luke 12:31