What is the best way to squeeze every last drop out of the experiences I have?
I want to soak up the crazy experiences I have and remember them, be impacted by them. How do I do that? Often when I experience something really insane or amazing, I feel kind of numb. It will hit me later, and I will gape at the crazy experience, but in the moment, I sometimes think I’m not getting enough out of it; if life is made of zillions of experiences, I should try to make the most out of each and every one, right?
But how do I do that?
I’m going to be gone this weekend with a few other youth to a youth conference. I want to soak up all the moments; to be able to absorb the teaching and music and let it do something. Too often, I go to the weekends and end up staring into space, my mind having jumped three train tracks away from the speaker…only to come crashing back to reality and think, “Argh! Stay focused! Stop getting distracted!”
This is one of those corners that I don’t have an answer for. But these were my thoughts.
I suppose, for something like this, it is really about the posture of my heart. Am I wishing it was over? Am I clinging to the words I can? Is Jesus who I’m focusing on? If I’m focused on Jesus, well, maybe that’s the first step.
It seems most of life’s big question can be answered with Jesus and setting our sights on Him.
