The filling is the key. We run through life, and become very goal oriented. We plot our course and head from one task to the next. However, we often miss the best opportunities to learn, grow and gain a wealth of wisdom as we travel between our destination, thus the filling.
Jesus traveled from town to town, healing the sick, opening blind eyes, and restoring relationships of the broken hearted back to God. In His travels, he was never too distracted by the next destination to see the people right in front of Him. People are God's mission field, regardless of their location, whether they are around the block or around the world. God is in the people business.
Don't be so distracted by your drive to reach your destination that you lose your focus on God and the ability to see what is right in front of you.
John 4:4 Now He (Jesus) had to go through Samaria. 5So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?" 8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
Jesus was tired. He just had a long trip. He could have easily ignored this woman,( a Samaritan woman) but in speaking to her, he saw the key to connecting with an entire village. Through this one encounter, this woman and her whole village are saved and believes in Christ.
Stay connected to God and you will see that life is more then getting from one place to the next, life is about the journey.
Have a great week,
See you in Church.
Ps. Steve
