As a student of the martial arts, one of the concepts we learn is situational awareness. This means knowing who is around you, and what is happening. As God’s children, we too need to be aware of what is happening around us. It’s so easy to be distracted and not notice important things. Or maybe we are focused on a situation that needs attention, but we’re so focused we don’t see the bigger picture. It’s important that we take the time needed to see and understand the bigger view, and one way to get that is spending time in the Word.