What Are You Chasing After?

I was reading a devotional book the other day and I came across a crazy story. It said, “Some years ago, three hundred whales were found marooned on a beach. Scientists speculated that the whales had been chasing small fish and had become trapped in shallow water when the tide went out. So by chasing sardines, these gigantic creatures were led to their doom.”

Do you ever think that if you had the chance to do something over again, you would do it completely different? Of course, we all have that thought! But what makes us want to have a “do-over” in life? Could it be because we made a mistake, weren’t happy with how things ended, or think we could do better next time? Those are all great explanations, but why is that we don’t just do things the right way the first time? It probably has something to do with those “sardines” we are chasing after and get caught up with.

Its seems as though we get so caught up in the worldly things around us that we push God off to the side and pretty much tell him, “I’ll get back to you when I get everything else done or when I get bored and there is nothing else to do.” Life is so short to leave God out of the picture! James 4:14~ “You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”

The basic principle is to love God and to love others. 1 John 5:2 ~ “We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.” If you really love God, you will naturally want to do the things that please Him. And with your eyes focused on Him, you will not be chasing after those “sardines” around your life, instead maybe those “sardines” will begin to chase after you in hope to receive the joy God has graciously poured out already on you! So what are you chasing after in your life, God or “sardines”?