I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
~Psalm 121:1-2~
He often brings help in the most unexpected ways. Today was such a great example of that! I wrote in a previous post about laying my palms open, expecting joy, forgetting that holding my fist tight is such a normal response, that I will have to train my mind to ask God to renew me, to change me from within. That when we seek God, the Enemy of our souls presses back hard against us. Do you ever feel like giving up the fight? In lifting up my eyes, I am reminded tonight that God is my Healer. Have you considered that in your situation? That He is more than enough for you? That as you lift up your eyes, He hears you and cares deeply about what you are going through! I was reading the parable of the Sower tonight, found in Matthew 13. Verses 14-15 caught my eye.
~ Looking Up ~ |
He often brings help in the most unexpected ways. Today was such a great example of that! I wrote in a previous post about laying my palms open, expecting joy, forgetting that holding my fist tight is such a normal response, that I will have to train my mind to ask God to renew me, to change me from within. That when we seek God, the Enemy of our souls presses back hard against us. Do you ever feel like giving up the fight? In lifting up my eyes, I am reminded tonight that God is my Healer. Have you considered that in your situation? That He is more than enough for you? That as you lift up your eyes, He hears you and cares deeply about what you are going through! I was reading the parable of the Sower tonight, found in Matthew 13. Verses 14-15 caught my eye.
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’
If I see with my eyes, hear with my ears, and understand with my heart, and TURN toward my Savior, He will Heal me. What a profound truth. My heart sometimes becomes calloused. How about yours? I considered that this evening, even as my 2 year old came over to me. In a rare moment of stillness, she sat with me and turned the board book pages of her children's Bible as I felt like a child myself at the feet of Jesus, reading this story. I think it can become easy to fall into a mode where our hearts do become hardened to the truth. Life circumstances cause us not to "hear" truth as readily and softly accept it as we did before. I pray for ready soil, an open heart, and a life ready to learn what God has for me in my moments. Join me? <3
What a beautiful post, friend! I love that Psalm and love your words. You are an encouragement to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting, Erin! You encourage me as well! I often don't know who reads my blog, so I appreciate your comment so very much! <3
DeleteBeautifully written, Rebecca! I can relate on so many levels :) Miss you! Jessica K
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jess! I miss you, too! I really appreciate your comment! Love you! <3
DeleteI love your heart! I love your transparentcy! Thanks for being real.
ReplyDeleteThanks, my friend! We are all a work in progress, huh? :) I am experiencing so much more joy walking through life with palms open instead of fists clenched tight. I fail and I fall, but I am so thankful that our Savior has arms big enough to catch me every time. Each moment is new! <3
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