We took plenty of trips to visit our grandparents in Mexico. It was always a fun and eventful time. It was about a 7 hour road trip. Dad always drove and every now and then he would see something of interest and sure enough the station wagon would begin to drift in the direction he was looking. Mom would yell, Samuel, and dad would quickly make the correction. Once he followed another driver and missed his turn. When mom asked him, Where are you going? He said, I was following that dummy in front of me! Hahaha, good times.

    We tend to drift in the direction of our focus. If all you focus on is how bad everything is or how things just haven’t turned out the way you’d like or every small detail that can go wrong you will not be a very happy person and probably no fun to be around. Yes, life is tough. We can decide to focus on what we have missed or lost or focus on what we do have. Being grateful is a choice. Being content is a choice.

    Every human being has suffered their share of pain, anguish, loss, and sorrow. Today I can choose to focus on what I do have. The result will be a heart full of praise and thankfulness. I will focus on how blessed I am. I will steer my life in the direction that results in praise and worship to a loving God, and a caring Heavenly Father.

    No need to see what everyone else has because we don’t know what road they’ve traveled to get where they are now and honestly we’re not all going in the same direction nor at the same speed. Buckle up folks because depending on your focus it can be a great day for a road trip of faith.

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