Good Morning Everyone,
Remember when you were a child, and you found
yourself rebelling against your parents in one
way or another? You would think you were smart,
and then a reality check would set in.
Your parents would say, look at me, are you listening?
Look into my eyes. I am the parent, you are the child.
Positioning. Sets the record straight doesn't it?
We knew then we had to line up with their rules or
suffer for it. And later on in life, we came to recognize
how wise their rules were, and what we had suffered
in life when we rebelled against what we knew were
the right things to do.
One of the biggest problems in people's spiritual
lives today is their focus. It is on everything but Christ.
They don't have time for him. They don't have time
for His word, or to praise Him. They seem to only
run to him in a hurry with a quick prayer God help me,
or thank you for the food and then they are on their way.
Their spiritual discipline is lacking to the degree
that when hard times hit, and the storms of life batter
them, they are utterly unprepared to face these
difficulties with any degree of spiritual wisdom or
guidance. And they are beaten down quickly,
and discouraged, and often question God, when
in fact, they are the ones who walked away from Him.
They are neglecting the needs of their soul.
Let me tell you something my friends that I have learned
over the years. Neglecting your soul is the most harmful
thing you can do. It affects every relationship, every
decision you make. It sets up a degree of worry,
frustration, and depression that you would not feel,
if you TRULY believed God was the Father and
you were the child and lived by that faith filled
hope and decree.
I am a child of the King of Kings, I am beloved,
protected, forgiven, full of hope, full of strength in
His name, covered by the blood of the Lamb, emboldened
by the power and strength of His word, a soldier
in the army of God.
Where are your eyes this morning?
Are you happy? Do you feel peace?
Are you overwhelmed with your life?
Do you feel you are drifting without direction
and life is making little sense, and you are just
not happy with it?
Obviously something you are doing or not doing
is not nurturing your soul.
Time is an investment. Your relationship with Christ is vital.
It serves you eternally, it
sets up whether you will be happy or sad.
It sets up whether you will enjoy life and invest
it well or spend it in regrets and recriminations
and self doubt. You have to take it seriously.
You only have this one life. Don't waste it
or fill it with regrets or despair. What a waste of your
time and precious days.
My friends, get on your knees today, take time for God
and ask Him to show you how to live successfully
and wisely, beyond your own wisdom and understanding.
He will guard you, guide you, strengthen you, love you fervently, embolden you by the power of His might,
comfort you and guide you into all truth.
What more could one want?
Then why in the world are you neglecting it?
Love,
millie
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See My Eyes?
Author: Lillian Hinds
My mother was lots of fun and often teased and played with my brothers and me. And there were times when we weren't quite sure whether she was just teasing or really serious.
When she would give us "the look" and say, "See my eyes?" then we would know she was serious!
Mother played the organ at church and the three of us kids sat on the front row. Since Daddy was preaching, he could not discipline us or really pay attention to us during the service. But like most women, my mother could do several things at one time, especially when it came to her children.
She would glance at us there on the front row, and if we were not behaving in church, we would get that "See my eyes?" look and know that this matter would be taken care of when we got home. I immediately straightened up!
No matter what was going on during the service--whether I was listening or singing, shaking hands or passing the offering plate--my eyes often wandered back to my mother to see if everything was okay.
And it so happens that this is all, that God wants from us. To keep our eyes on him.
"But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute." Psalm 141:8
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:2
Over my lifetime, like most everyone, I've had hard times, frustrating times, times when I had no idea what to do next. What to say, how to act, where to turn. Sometimes I didn't even know what to pray.
My mother taught me that if I kept my eyes on her, I wouldn't get in trouble in church. And she also taught me that if I kept my eyes on Jesus, he would be my refuge so that I wouldn't "grow weary or lose heart."
No matter what else is going on around you ... whether you're in the middle of a terrible storm or everything is running smoothly ... whether you are sitting or standing, singing or listening, crying or laughing ... fix your eyes on Jesus so you will not grow weary or lose heart.
Always be where you can "see His eyes."
"Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?" - Mark 8:18
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