Do you have a Llama in your front yard?

Our resident Llama and Alpaca are moved all over the property so they can graze. For the past two months or so they have been stationed in our front yard. Every once in a while, when I am walking home I have one of those surreal moments when I realize I have taken for granted something which is unusual, as usual.

The same can be said for my spiritual journey. I take for granted my salvation through Jesus Christ and completely minimize what He accomplished on the cross for me and those who would choose to believe. Recently, what God has been patiently trying to teach me is to focus on the benefits that are mine because of the cross.

My devotional from "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young, said this, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In Me you have everything you need, both for this life and for the life yet to come." I have been challenged to live in a way that this is something I understand with my head and also with my heart. The devotional, which is written as if Christ himself were talking, goes on to say, "Don't let the impact of the world shatter your thinking or draw you away from focusing on Me. The ultimate challenge is to keep fixing your eyes on Me, no matter what is going on around you. When I am central in your thinking, you are able to view circumstances from My perspective." I need to learn this so desperately to switch from my earthly perspective to a heavenly perspective.