Whatcha looking at?

As I was driving down the road I noticed a saying on a local church sign that I thought was pretty good. I think I'll wait a few months before I put it on our sign though. Anyway, it got me to thinking about how we face the situations in life. The statement went something like this - sorrow looks back, worry looks around and hope looks up. There is certainly a lot of truth in those few words. From that simple statement we can determine what we are looking at by how we feel. If life's event has brought tragedy into your life and sorrow grips your soul then it is time to quit looking back at the past. There is nothing that you can do about it anyway. If worry seems to surround you on every side then it is time to take you focus off of the problem so that you can see the solution. If you are in need of hope in a seemingly hopeless situation, then it is time to simply tilt your head skyward and look toward the heavens. Not only will you see the beauty of the heavens, but you will also see the grandeur of the the Almighty. The Apostle Paul, in writing to the church in Ephesus (Eph 2:12), tells us that before we were saved we had no hope. That is a horrible place to be. But, now that we have Omnipotent God dwelling within us, (I John 4:4) we face no foe that can defeat us. There is hope on every turn - but not if you are looking back in sorrow or around in worry. So, the questions arise once again, watcha lookin at?