Eyes to the sky

Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

This verse (Colossians 3:1-2, the Message) caught my attention this week.  How much of my time to I spend "shuffling along" spiritually?  How many of my thoughts are "eyes to the ground?" 

Let's look up.