Feast Upon the Words of Christ
Yesterday my seven-year-old daughter expressed frustration after her soccer game. She explained to me that she was not able to focus on the ball because of a squirrel that was running across a power line and distracting her. She exclaimed, “I couldn’t focus on the ball because of that dumb squirrel running across the power line!” Her attention was taken away from the game for a while because of the squirrel, and she was upset because she didn’t focus like she had wanted to. As I thought about her experience, I realized that it has perhaps a lesson for us in our lives. There are usually many things that try to distract us from what is most important that we should be doing. It can be hard to figuratively keep our eyes on the ball because there are so many distractions that try to get our attention and pull us away from what matters most. The most important thing for us to focus on is the Savior and His gospel, and we should strive to not let other things in the world pull us away from t...