Open the eyes of my heart LORD; open the eyes of my heart. I want to see you. To see you high and lifted up, shining in the light of Your glory. Pour out your power and love, as we sing, "Holy! Holy! HOLY!!!"
It is this song that my day started with. It is with this quote that my prayers were directed this morning, "Faith is in the gaze of a soul." What my soul is set on will determine my faith and ultimately will determine my life (quality and quantity). So, with all of the heart ache that I have been sifting through these past several weeks, I stopped and thought about what my gaze has truly been on and how that may need to shift. If we set our gaze on pain, our lives will be filled with pain. Set your gaze on the wants of the world and flesh, and you will be filled with greed and emptiness. Gazing upon anger and unforgiveness? That will lead to a life on a break-neck coarse to death. A life gazing at self leads to a life of loneliness. Gaze on Jesus though, and you will have a life that is directed, purpose driven, full of love, joy, peace, grace, hope and faith. Faith is in the gaze of Jesus. Life is found in Jesus. There is still pain but through Jesus we can endure and overcome. Stay the course. Focus on Jesus. Do all that you can for the Kingdom of God and be welcomed home with, "well done my good and faithful servant."
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