LIFE MARKERS

If I’m honest, I get off track a lot…spiritually. Though I both regret and hate to admit it, there are times when this is a conscious choice. But, more often, it’s the result of unintentional and incremental changes in my life that, for lack of attention, move me away from full dependence on Christ. Because my desire to live for Christ is sincere, if I saw them, I would quickly confess and adjust them. Sadly, I often don’t notice them until it’s too late.

In order to prevent this in the future, I’ve recently identified some markers that I’m beginning to keep before me on a daily basis. You know…kind of like the lines in a road that keeps us from unintentionally but dangerously sliding into the wrong lane.

My HEART – am I loving the right things? (Matthew 22:36-40)

My FOCUS – am I living for the right things? (Matthew 6:33)

My FAITH – am I trusting in the right things? (Proverbs 3:5-6)

My LIFE – am I experiencing the right things? (John 15:5; 10:10)

I’m finding that, as I keep these markers before me on a daily basis, they’re helping me to keep from sliding away from the life I long to live and crashing in ways I have regrettably experienced in the past.

Can you relate? What are some markers that help you?