Where to look

"Up, down, looking all around".  That was part of a child's game from years back.  It is also what we do when we get into areas where we are uneasy, such as a neighborhood with a reputation for not being so nice.

It is also something that some folks do in their efforts to find God, love, or perhaps the right spouse.  A lot of effort is given in just "looking around", often with uncertain results.

How often do we give the same scrutiny to ourselves?  How often do we really take a solid look at ourselves, and what are the results?

 

A close look inward, will cause us to come to some really great conclusions:

• a look back at ourselves gives us a huge incentive to thank God for bringing us from our past to our current relationship with Him, and to thank Him for His forgiveness of that past
• a look forward cements our trust in God to walk with us through future difficulties
• a look around shows us where we can serve Him, and in what ways
• and a look within reminds us that He is always present with us, through thick and thin

I wonder how much time and effort I have wasted looking outward instead of inward?