Oh, soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see.
Some days are like that. Some weeks are like that. The world looks increasingly dark. The society around us, the government which rules over us, all devolve farther from the love of Christ and His ways. It's disheartening. It's depressing. Add to world conditions a list of things to do which never seems to get any shorter, but grows incrementally longer each day, and my eyes are stuck in the miry clay at my feet. I'm trudging through this world with my head down and my eyes focused on the darkness around me.
So what can I do? Realistically, there's not much I can do - but God can and does something wonderful. He gives me a glimpse of something better. He catches my attention with His hope.
There's light for a look at the Savior, and life more abundant and free.
What does that light look like - the light which causes me to look at Jesus Christ? Sometimes it's my dog who throws leaves. Sometimes it's going to church when I really just feel like burrowing back under the covers and sleeping the day away, away from people, away from trouble, away from responsibilities, away from it all. And God blesses my obedience in going to church. He gives me a song to sing all week long. He gives me a verse - one which pops out at me as I participate in Bible study. He gives me a hug through my best friend who knows me and likes me anyway. He gives me a bright smile from a person who is so glad to see that I've come to worship God. God reminds me to look up at Him, not down at my feet.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face.
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.
Sometimes I need the reminder to keep my eyes on Jesus, to look at Him and not at my feet which are stuck in the mud. Sometimes I desperately need the experience of having the things of earth grow strangely dim. Sometimes?
Well, more like every day I need this!
What about you? Where are your eyes today?