There was a young boy who grew up on a farm and was waiting for the day that he could plow his first field. That great day came and his dad said, “I just have one piece of advice as you are plow across this huge field. Pick out one object on the other side of the field and keep your eyes focused on it, and you will go straight toward it.” The boy got on the big tractor, and he was excited! He took off across the field and when he got to the other side he looked back and realized that he’d plowed what looked to be the curviest line ever. He asked his dad, “Why is my row so crooked?” His father said, “What were you looking at, son?” The boy said, “I had my eyes firmly placed on a cow.”

This is exactly what we do as Christians. Instead of fixing our eyes on the unchanging Jesus we focus our sight on the instability of our careers, pleasures, or money. If we aren’t careful and focused now, when we look back at our lives instead of a straight path, we’ll find a path that’s gone all over the map. But, if we keep our eyes on Jesus, we will have stability, and we’ll have peace. We have to keep looking to Jesus.