That statement has been ringing in my head this week big time. It's hard to describe the emotional roller coaster I've been on since I got the call last Fri from Dr. Kavanaugh about the CPAF internship. I've gone from feeling completely relieved , to feeling so sad about who and what I'm going to miss while I'm away. From feeling complete excitement and joy about finally having an opportunity to take a significant step towards doing what I've always dreamed of to feeling terrified and anxious about taking such a risk. From feeling completely confident about what this is all about to feeling insecure about what others may think. From feeling as though I'm on this journey with the support of so many people to feeling as though I'm completely alone in all this.
But, when I turn my eyes upon Jesus all those insecurities melt away. No matter how I feel, my eyes will stay focused on Him.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! Heb 12:2-3 (msg)
But, when I turn my eyes upon Jesus all those insecurities melt away. No matter how I feel, my eyes will stay focused on Him.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! Heb 12:2-3 (msg)
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
look full in His wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
in the light of His glory and grace."
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