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Lord Keep My Eye On You

eyes on God

“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.”

1 Chronicles 16:11

If you are like me, finding grace in the sight of God to know Him in another realm than before, has got a hold of you in ways you never imagined. But it is such an amazing hold; one that you could never be pure enough to hold onto but graceful enough to never lose.

But the thing is, as life goes on and you start to see things from this new dimension, you realize just how lost you have been when your focus was on other things or other people than God alone. If not for grace…

As more time passes and trials and tests arise, it gets even harder and even more necessary to keep your eyes on God.

The world is so busy. Everything is moving all around us in such a fast pace, that we long to catch a breath but wouldn’t dare in fear of missing something. We get distracted.

We get distracted by the weights of our pending bills, sick loved ones, discomforting relationships, demanding careers, confused missions of purpose, and ultimately how fast time is passing. We hope and pray that we are still on track for destiny.

How easy is it to be side-tracked by the many distresses of this world?

It’s one thing to miss the beauty in this world, but it’s another to miss God altogether. And I wonder if the enemy is using your very own flesh to tempt you away from the courts of glory by taking your eyes off of God.

So many of us, in our worry have not only lost sight of purpose, but have lost sight of the Most High.

Friend, how do you keep from losing sight of purpose? How do you keep from losing hope of what is greater? How do you keep the faith and the strength? Is your eye still on God?

Do you still look to Him to counsel you through your chaos and confusion? Do you still look to Him to do what appears impossible? Do you still look to Him because He is able? Do you still look to Him to speak into your life choices? Do you still look to Him to fix what is broken? Do you still look to Him to make a way? Do you still look to Him to examine your ways? Do you still look to Him to be the judge? Do you still look to God to do what only He can do?

IS. YOUR. EYE. ON. GOD?

There is no other way, none, whatsoever than to keep your eye on the One who is still in control.

You do still believe that don’t you? You do still know that He who never sleeps, is still in control?

No matter what it looks like, no matter what it feels like, or what it even seems like, I urge you today to keep your eye on God. I pray for you, for me, that our merciful Father who knows all and sees all will grant us the faith we need to keep our eyes on Him. As we make our way to destiny, may we never lose sight of His greatness and glory in Jesus name. Amen.

 

 

When Strength Fails

“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”

Isaiah 41:13

Since January 15th, I have fallen completely on faith. I have leaned all of my body, mind, and spirit on the eternal rock of ages.

The last two weeks have been a different kind of journey as opposed to the first two weeks since my obedience. I have cried more and talked less.

Have you ever been tired of NOT working??? NOT getting up in the morning to go out and head to a place in mind?

If you are like me, not planning too far or not getting up to dress up to leave your house to go to a place of work is unbelievably tiring. Ironically, not exhausting time, effort and energy on a job, turns out to be exhausting after-all.

I soon discovered how overwhelming the other symptoms of exhaustion can be when you are living without a source of income.

After countless responses of jobs I applied to, no longer applying to me because I was so deemed ‘most suitable,’ I remain hopeful because God is still the hiring manager of my life.

I mean here I am, 24, with a psychology degree and countless abilities and skills I have been forced to attain just to get HERE!  Rent, car note, car insurance, credit card bills, grocery plan, and all. I would be lying if I said the weight of these burdens listed do not tire me.

Since God moved me to this unfamiliar place, I have learned to braid my own hair, cook much more of my own meals, and count just about every penny I spend because I dare not waste a dime. There are times when my bank account has been full of faith and nothing else. There are many days where my pockets are full of hope and nothing else. And there are more days where my spirit is full of questions and nothing else.

To whom much is given, much is required,” says the Word.

My burdens weigh on my heart, mind, and body so much that it begins to feel like I cannot bear them anymore. I want to smile and speak with joy to my loved ones when they call, but even that requires energy I don’t always have.

There were times, where sitting alone would hurt because I just feel immobile. I am working faithfully on what God has put on my spirit. But I did not imagine this type of discomfort.

God how am I to do this?”
How am I to remain in faith when the thoughts of what I am lacking rush in?”
How do I shrug off the weight of irresponsibility or confusion?”
How do I not question what tomorrow will bring at the beginning of today?”

These notions often tear down at my resolve without mercy. CONTINUE READING HERE.