I have played a lot of baseball, actually into my 70s. Most of the time I played the catcher position. I have caught some good pitchers and some bad ones. I caught one especially gifted pitcher. He threw extremely hard and was unhittable. But he had one problem, most of the time he was wild, so wild that I spent a lot of time running back to the backstop to retrieve the ball. When he had control, he was great. When he couldn’t find the target, things were rough.
Colossians 3:1-2 says, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set you mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” You can only hit the target if you aim directly at it. You can only find righteousness and godliness by setting your mind on Christ and the things above. If we only want what the world offers, we can find it easily but it will inevitably disappoint. Let’s aim higher by seeking Jesus and His righteousness.
Reluctant Retiree 