Where Are You Going?

           Who hasn’t seen a dog chasing its tail? It’s a humorous thing to watch as they run in repeated circles trying to catch that elusive tail. Then, when they have caught it, what happens? In a word—nothing, because they realize that the tail is just a part of them.

We humans have been known chase our tails, figuratively, haven’t we? We call it chasing circles. Sometimes we go in circles so much that it seems as if we are in a spiral—a downward spiral. It doesn’t feel good, because we come to sense that there is no way out. Like that dog chasing his tail, all of our focus is on what it is that we are chasing and why we are chasing it. We are simply chasing the wrong things.

Our lives aren’t meant to be that way. We weren’t born to be like that. Chasing circles is something that we do to ourselves. The circles we chase are not dictated by our circumstances. It is extremely hard to find any joy and peace in a life that is chasing circles.

There is nothing that matters more in our lives than the security of having a sense of joy, peace, and harmony, each of which comes from a committed relationship with Christ. With the faith that comes from that kind of relationship, it is very difficult to start chasing in circles. There is only one place to go, and that is even closer to Him.

Spinning out of control and chasing in circles isn’t why God made us. He made us to be godly men, and He provided all of the instruction we need to become godly men. It’s called the Bible.

Bottom Line Thought: Where are you going? Do you find yourself chasing circles or spinning out of control more than you would like? How does it make you feel about yourself? Why are you missing a sense of joy, peace, and harmony in your life? Do you really need to be like a dog chasing his tail?