Look

Woah, I don't know why this one never posted. Here it is again!

One of the parts of the devotion that really stood out to me was at the bottom of the first page where it stresses the word "Look".  So often I find myself setting my eyes on myself and relying on what I think I know when Jesus and the truth lie right in front of me.  I get so easily distracted by things i want or think that I need.  But I am learning that whatever I need, whatever I am searching for, the answer is always right there in front of me in Christ. Everything around me I owe to him and it is time for me to stop and recognize that.  I need to LOOK to Jesus at all times.

The other part that really hit me was the reminder that "we do not have to be what we have become because of sin".  There are times that I get so disappointed in myself that its as if I think it is too late for me to change; that this is who I am and who I will always be.  I am in the process of accepting that my sin doesn't define me.  There is always hope.  I know that sin will continue to be an uphill battle but it is not one I am fighting alone.