"Your only job is to drive"

I glanced up more than once to read a recurring digital message over a major freeway as we neared our destination. I had already driven over one thousand miles. At last, a poignant reminder that my only job is to focus on driving! They know as well as anybody that there are a million other things you and I get caught up doing while in the driver's seat. Text messages and calls come in. Audiobooks have to be started and paused, or rewound in case something was missed. Billboards catch the eye as well as changes in scenery. Crazy traffic, pedestrians, missed lights or turns; GPS rerouting. So many things!

The simple reminder to focus on driving and not everything else reminds me of a few things we Christians need to focus on in life. I'm just as bad as anyone when it comes to distractions.

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

Every single day we pass by so many things, many of which we hardly take note. Some, we grasp onto. There is so much pulling in every direction. The Bible uses terms like "singleness of heart" or having a "single eye" as opposed to "double-minded" and "tossed to and fro" like the waves of the sea. Narrowing our focus behind the steering wheel or through life is not optional. There are detrimental consequences at risk when we aren’t focusing. Even with the understanding that it is a privilege to serve in a variety of roles, we still tend to lose sight in one or more areas. Thank God, He knows this about our weak, human frame not to mention all the spiritual attack. Thank God, He enables us regardless of all that seems to be in opposition.

When home, schedules, routines, and locations shift, Jesus has simple but surprising ways of reminding us to pay attention. We don't want to miss His guidance and direction along the journey.