Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 4:15 pm

Yesterday I was watching Nik Wallenda cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope, which happened on Sunday. Nearly every word that came out of his mouth while walking the wire was praising and glorifying God, and asking for His help and protection. As I watched, I thought about the high wire as a metaphor for life. In order to successfully achieve what God has set for me to do, I need to be focused both on Him, and on the task at hand. As Nik walked along the cable, there was dust underfoot, winds blowing, an optical illusion from the canyon walls to the sides, and all of these things made the walk more difficult and distracting. Instead of focusing on the difficulty or distraction, Nik acknowledged their existence, but focused on God, and on what he had to do. I think it will be helpful for me to acknowledge what is distracting me from my walk with God, or making it difficult, but not in a way where it gets my focus. Those distractions need to serve notice to me that it's more important than ever that I focus in on God and His strength to see me through to accomplish His will.