Psalm 119:133 Direct my footsteps according to Your word. Let no sin rule over me. NIV Bible
When I went to elementary school, I was walking with a friend down a dirt road that was next to the school. All of a sudden my friend exclaimed in delight! I immediately turned around to see what she was so excited about. She had been following behind me, stepping in my footsteps and she found a silver dollar. She was so happy, and I wasn't so happy about her finding this hidden treasure. In fact, I felt like I was being deprived, but was I?
That same dollar was in the sand in front of me, and if I had been watching where I was going, I would have found it first. Unfortunately, I was too full of myself and whatever I was talking about to her, to pay attention to the hidden treasure right in front of me.
It seems like a life lesson! Jesus, our Lord and Savior and all He has to offer me, lies right in front of me. Not just in the weight loss He's allowed me, but the inner peace He gives me, not to mention the opportunity to spend eternity with Him someday, are all potential rewards I can receive, if I wouldn't be so full of myself and pay attention to where I'm going. The thing is, with this special treasure, it's not just the first person who finds it is the only one to get it. Fortunately, all who love the Lord, Jesus Christ as their Savior, can someday join Him in heaven, if they'd pay attention to the hidden treasure waiting for them.