Syncing or Sinking?

Last weekend a young man in our church shared God's Word one last time before leaving for 5 months for training in his military job.

The key passage was from 2 Corinthians 4:8-18.  After reading verses 8-20, he turned to Matthew 14-the account of Peter walking on water all to take his eyes off...lose his focus on Jesus, started focusing on the storm and he started sinking...

As I wrote that last word, I thought syncing.  Years ago had you asked me about the word sync, I would likely have thought of the beauty of synchronized swimming. Now with all our tech gadgets, its about plugging in to make sure all our apps and files are updated and current.

So my question is am I syncing or sinking?

Without plugging in daily with my God- to get in sync with Him by time in his Word, filling my heart and mind with His goodness, I will soon take my eyes off Him, begin focusing on the storms in life and soon, I'll. start to sink...

Its a simple analogy but sometimes hard to keep in sync when we choose to fill our days with many tasks unrelated to Him.

Next time you are feeling whirled about in the busyness if life, take a moment to be still, plug-in to His Word, talk with Him in prayer or close your eyes and listen to His goodness in a favorite praise song...

When we are in sync with God, our days will likely be more smooth sailing, when faced with a trial, we can stand confident...and our lives can be as beautiful as that synchronized swimming I mentioned earlier...