Where Are Your Eyes?

Imagine a scene as if in a play, where the characters are in an area lit by a spotlight, while the area outside of the spotlight is shadowy. 

The characters in the spotlight are a flock of sheep, along with their Shepherd. 

Some of the sheep are content in the Shepherd's care, and are thankful for the sunny day and the rich pasture. 

They are trusting their tomorrows to their Shepherd's care, knowing that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. 

Their focus is on today, 

  and on their Shepherd.

However, many of the sheep are standing at the edge of the spotlight, peering anxiously into the shadows of the future. 

They are worried about what the future might hold that they might not like, and they are trying to figure out how they will handle things they imagine might happen tomorrow. 

Even though their Shepherd is the same yesterday, today and forever, they are unable to see Him in the shadows of the future. 

Their focus is on tomorrow, 

  and not on their Shepherd.

Where are your eyes?

Two sheep were in a park; 

one saw light, the other saw dark. 

Look to the Shepherd

or

Look into the Shadows