Look where you are going because you will inevitably go where you are looking. Where your attention is, there is your destiny. Attention is the key to life. Whatever you really give your attention to, you become. Whatever you really concentrate upon will come into your life. The Bible says, For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7). It does not say simply as a man thinketh, but as he thinketh in his heart, and this means thinking with interest or feeling.
This law is often illustrated most amusingly in practical life. The “horsy” man with his equine looks is known to us all. Kipling speaks of a Newfoundland fisherman who appeared for all the world like a great codfish himself; and Dickens speaks of a pedantic old lawyer who looked just like an animated roll of parchment. Keep your eyes open for these amusing dramatizations, and be sure to take to heart the tremendous lesson that they teach.
There are so many sayings that reflect this truth in life. “keep your eye on the ball, watch where you are going, stay focused” are just a few. In spiritual matters, and in all matters, we will inevitably follow that upon we we focus our attention. Similarly, when we focus on ourselves, we will tend to exclude others. This will lead to self-centeredness, self-pity and self-recrimination. On the other hand, when we focus on others it will lead to selflessness, gratefulness and self respect.
The good news is that we really are the masters of our fates as well as our mental and physical states and our environments. If our gardens are places of peace, confidence, joy and hope, it is because we have made it so. If not, then we each have the ability to make it so. We can start today by focusing our hearts and minds on others, on following God’s will and on populating our gardens with all those we love, help and pray for. The result will be a happier, healthier and spiritually stronger you, and a garden filled with the fragrance of grace, love and peace.
Eyes on the prize,
Z gardener
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