Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Healthy Living”
Our Bible verse for today: “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.” Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)
Our thought for today: “Staying focused on God-given goals gives us peace.”
Life is busy and stressful. It just is. Often we feel distracted and pulled in a dozen different directions at once. Times like that can cause us to make unhealthy choices. Simply as a matter of convenience or as a quick temporary fix, we grab an unhealthy food choice, or we whip out that credit card we vowed not to use, or we give-in to the demands and expectations of someone else and end up devoting our time and energy to something we would rather not.
When we’re busy and stressed we often lose focus and clarity in our thinking. That then causes us to make poor choices. Focusing on our God-given goals can help to fix that problem. When we are clear about our priorities (because they came to us from God), we’re less likely to lose sight of what really matters – even when we’re being pressed and pulled by the pressures and demands of life.
God-given goals provide us with stability and balance and strength, especially when we need it most. That then, gives us peace. Because we are relying on God and not on ourselves; because we remain focused on the things that He said are important rather than what the world and other people would have us focus on; we have peace.
Life will always be filled with demands and challenges. That’s just the way life is. But staying focused on God and on the priorities He has established for us is a sure way to stay calm, peaceful and focused even during the most stressful of times.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 