I know where I am to end up in this life by that I mean I know what it is I have been called to do; I can see it in the distance.
The problem is I have no idea how to from point A to point B. The funny thing is I can see the end of the pathway just not the path. No markers that say ‘this way’ or signs that say ‘stay off this path!’.
I guess this is where the saying of walking out your faith comes from. It reminds me of one of the Star Wars movies…or was it an Indiana Jones? I am certain Harrison Ford is in it at any rate. He and his companions come to a place where they are trapped. They cannot go backwards as the door is either locked behind them or there are enemies if they return the way they came. But there is no bridge to cross the abyss in front of them to get to the other side. So they jump hoping for the best and out of no place there comes a bridge and they are able to pass safely to the other side.
Little by little, baby steps by baby steps I will get to where I am going as long as I continue to make forward motion.
The funny thing is the more I pray the more the steps are filled in. Much to my humor they are being filled in from point B towards me.
I was and still am a big Rich Mullins fan so I will leave you with a video of his song Step by Step. He talks for a little bit first if you have time listen to him. It’s worthwhile.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Open the Eyes of My Heart
I heard the song Open the Eyes of My Heart the other day on Klove it comforted my heart and immediately made me smile. I hadn’t heard it in a long time and I’d forgotten how much I like it.
As I drove I could see the Columbia River calmly flowing; it was like a mirror reflecting the Cascade Mountains off its surface. It was a hot summer day and it was easy to quickly get lost in the beauty of what I saw as it took up most of my field of vision.
As I was driving soaking in the mixture of the beauty of this song and the magnificent landscape surrounding me the truth clearly struck me; this song has nothing to do with my physical sense of vision but everything to do with the spiritual vision of who Christ is and what His purpose is for my life.
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 has come and gone I once again had to reevaluate where my focus is. For me, as for many, 9/11 was the day my world changed from one of a child raised in the idyllic days of the 70’s to one where I am now in terror every time I board an airplane. 9/11 is for my generation what the assassination of JFK was for the generation before us.
I have been too focused on the tragedy of what happened that day and what it meant to my future instead of on the One who controls my future; much to my chagrin I have relied wholeheartedly on my physical sense of vision.
I have gotten side tracked. In order to survive this life I need to be Christ focused. If I am going to function and thrive my focus cannot be on the unrest I see on the news and in the world around me as there is no peace in that field of vision. This focus on the lack of peace is one dimensional - limited to my physical sense of vision. If I see things as Christ sees them as Him high and lifted up I see this life in its proper perspective which is in light of the life to come.
I have therefore resolved to ask to see all things ~ from current events to the actions of other people ~ through His eyes.
I have posted a link to a version of Michael W. Smith singing this song and at the beginning he says “We want to see things for the way they really are.”
As I drove I could see the Columbia River calmly flowing; it was like a mirror reflecting the Cascade Mountains off its surface. It was a hot summer day and it was easy to quickly get lost in the beauty of what I saw as it took up most of my field of vision.
As I was driving soaking in the mixture of the beauty of this song and the magnificent landscape surrounding me the truth clearly struck me; this song has nothing to do with my physical sense of vision but everything to do with the spiritual vision of who Christ is and what His purpose is for my life.
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 has come and gone I once again had to reevaluate where my focus is. For me, as for many, 9/11 was the day my world changed from one of a child raised in the idyllic days of the 70’s to one where I am now in terror every time I board an airplane. 9/11 is for my generation what the assassination of JFK was for the generation before us.
I have been too focused on the tragedy of what happened that day and what it meant to my future instead of on the One who controls my future; much to my chagrin I have relied wholeheartedly on my physical sense of vision.
I have gotten side tracked. In order to survive this life I need to be Christ focused. If I am going to function and thrive my focus cannot be on the unrest I see on the news and in the world around me as there is no peace in that field of vision. This focus on the lack of peace is one dimensional - limited to my physical sense of vision. If I see things as Christ sees them as Him high and lifted up I see this life in its proper perspective which is in light of the life to come.
I have therefore resolved to ask to see all things ~ from current events to the actions of other people ~ through His eyes.
I have posted a link to a version of Michael W. Smith singing this song and at the beginning he says “We want to see things for the way they really are.”
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