My son knows my answer very well by now whenever he is looking for something.
“Where’s the maple syrup?”
“Use your……”
“Eyes mom,” he smiled.
Having breakfasts together always before going to school, I love making breakfasts for both of us [my hubby leaves early for work]. I would make him omelet, pancakes, sometimes as plain as scrambled eggs with toasts.
“Where’s the ketchup mom?”
“Use your….”
“Eyes!” he replied.
“Not your…”
“Mouth…”he shyly uttered.
The other day, when my husband was making the stuffed fish, he asked, “Where’s the onion?”
“Use your…”
“Eyes,” my son answered loudly to make his daddy hear it and both giggled.
But in our spiritual state, we don’t see God through our eyes. We see God through our hearts. It is also through our hearts that the Lord sees. God doesn’t look at us the way we look at each other. We look at appearances but they don’t reveal what is inside of us. They don’t show what our true inner values are.
God alone sees the conditions of our hearts. He has been reaching out to us through the doors of our hearts for so long.
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” – Revelation 3:20 [NIV]
We are all always looking for something. But we are looking at the wrong places, finding the wrong things that fulfill what we want, what we need. Drugs… Fancy cars… Money…Lust and sexual immorality… Jesus words are simple…If anyone admits him in his heart, he receives Him as a friend.
"And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love." - Ephesians 3:17 [LAB]
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." - Jeremiah 29:13 [NIV]
May the eyes of our hearts be opened wide this year for Him. Happy New Year to all of you and may God bless you...
Amen! Open the eyes of Ron's heart Lord I want to see you! :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year from Southern California. No snow here but a lot of rain storms and mud slides!
Rosel, I hope you and your family had a Wonderful Christmas Celebration.
God Bless You, ~Ron
Thank you dear Rosel for sharing. Appreciate you. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteHey Rosel,
ReplyDeleteHope you had a Merry Christmas. We are keeping our eyes on HIM here, my friend. The conversations with your son sound a lot like the ones I have with mine.
God bless you.
Bren
Amen amen.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of amused as I read this because I'm notorious in my family for never being able to find things; I'm sure glad that my husband always seems able to find things. Guess I just need to use my eyes more effectively.
ReplyDeleteHow much more important is it to fix my eyes, or heart, on those things that really matter as the verses you've printed here demonstrate.
Beautiful post! I love the scripture thoughts you've shared. It is my desire to seek Him allot more now and in the coming year.
ReplyDeleteI like your comment greeting. It's hard to say no to that. :)
God bless you.
Mrs. A
Thank you. Fixing my eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith!
ReplyDeletewonderful post...from a wonderful lady. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHumorous post with a great spiritual message as well! Sounds like my wife to our three children - Use your eyes! The song was great, too.
ReplyDeleteHOpe your family has a wonderful New Year! wb
I loved this post Rosel. Along with a serious message you also sprinkled a little humor about your own family. It is my prayer that folks that read your post will study and meditate on those scriptures and let the Lord into their hearts. Blessings and have a great New Year. Lloyd
ReplyDeleteWhat a powerful post! Hope you guys had a great Christmas and will have an awesome New Year full of unexpected blessings!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
andrea
Oh this was a beautiful post. Thanks for this wonderful reminder. I love your 'left footprints in the sand.' How creative and a lovely thought.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this lovely post.
Happy New Year,
Sherry
Opp's I forgot to add love the song with the post!
ReplyDeleteYou blessed me today.
Sherry
I'm keeping my eyes, my heart and everything else on Him. I'm so glad the way He looks at us and sees us. I especially like it when I feel His presence and peacefulness envelopes me. There are no words for it; it's just a heart connection or should I say spirit? Wishing you a happy New Year filled with abundance because I know you will share the love of Jesus with all around you.
ReplyDeleteI love the dialogue with your son! "Use your Eyes" - I think I will start that - so simple, so sweet, so not necessary to get frustrated. I will take your words as a gift and use them!
ReplyDeleteI am also so glad that I do not have to walk by what my eyes see and my ears here - but by faith in the Word of God! You point that out beautifully!