I was at AWANA tonight (if you haven't heard of it, look it up!), teaching my very small class of two-year-olds. One of them is new, having come for the first time last week. He made me laugh, though! He was very sad and wanting to see "Mama". At one point we went outside to run around. In order to get outside we had to walk through the lobby where his mom was sitting. As we were walking, he was very inquisitively asking "Mama?" over and over. I was a little worried that if he saw his mom, he would run to her, then throw a fit when we tried to take him away. However, he walked right past her (we're talking two feet away with her to the left and front of him!) without even noticing her!! Like I said, it made me laugh.

But then a thought struck me. Aren't we a bit like that? We're so busy "looking" for our goal that often times we charge right past it. What if we just slowed down and enjoyed what was happening, while it was happening? Maybe we'd even run into our goal, or realize that we were focused on the wrong goal. So I would challenge you to slow down and enjoy what's going on. (Unless you're trying to get a two-year-old past his mama!) Take time to occasionally reevaluate what your goal is. Is it something like money or just getting done with school? Or is it something more worthwhile: a personal relationship with God, fun with family, or impacting the lives of those around you? I know I tend to aim for the wrong goal, and in the process miss so much going on around me. Don't be like that!