"Tunnel Vision"

 "The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all." (Ecclesiastes 2:14 KJV)

  "The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are clear, giving insight for living. Reverence for the LORD is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the LORD are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for them who obey them." (PSALM 19:7-11 NLT)

 Just a little pause, sometimes that is exactly what is needed, in order to stop and stay still long enough to look around you, paying attention to what is actually going on! There are those that will say that us who follow Jesus are narrow minded, as if we adhere to a very narrow opinion of what really matters, what is really the right way to live, and who really gets to go to heaven. 

 They might actually be right! Yet, in this life, disaster falls upon the righteous and the wicked, neither one is able to hide from sickness and disease; neither one can prevent the body from decay or death, there is nothing anyone can do to prevent or delay time from moving forward! 

 Yes, this is about something we must all deal with, in one way or another: Death! If we have security in Christ, then it is less of an issue than those that don't; but it is still something that we must deal with and live through, if not for ourselves, but for those we love and care about. Something we really don't want to focus upon or even let enter our minds. 

 The PSALM quoted upon shows a little bit of what it actually means to be narrow minded, because it is about the "narrow road" to following Christ! Yes, we all have our own specially journey, and not all of us are walking the same narrow path; but the path that we are on, hopefully is not by ourselves...

"For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message reconciliation. So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we say, "Come back to God!" For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so we could be made right with God through Christ. As God's partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God's kindness and then ignore it. For God says, " At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you." Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation." (2 Corinthians 5:19-6:2 NLT)