Where Are Your Eyes?

Focus is the only thing 

you can control

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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