Look Far

Gen 13:14 – 17 And after Lot was separated from him, Jehovah said to Abram, Lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are northward and southward, and eastward and westward. For all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your seed forever. And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be counted. Rise up and walk through the land, in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it to you.

I don’t believe in New Year resolutions, but I believe that each year has a lot to offer to those who want to. That is why I believe this scripture is speaking to us again in a special way. You must expect a lot from yourself this year. The fact is that those who don’t look far are always content with the mediocre situation they find themselves in.
Those who are content with current conditions but will not look beyond their immediate view will be most frustrated. God told Abraham to look as far as possible. Whatever he sees will become his in the future. Even if you are not able to achieve all that you want within the time available, you will surely be closer to it. There is a saying that if you want to jump, aim at the sun; even if you don’t get there, you might land on the moon.
I love one thing Martin Luther King Jr. said. If you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl. One thing is certain keep moving. But you must always move towards a direction. If you don’t look far, you will walk a little and stop. Those who know they have a long way to go are always moving.
Look far and keep moving.