How’s your eyesight these days? From what view do you gaze upon the world and those around you? Has the school of hard knocks skewed your vision? Has mankind given you a dismal outlook?
Many, years ago, at a “Women of Faith” conference, one of my favorite speakers and authors, Patsy Clairmont, gave an excellent sermon. I have never forgotten her: “Lord, I need your spiritual Murine to see you clearly!”
Since that day, I couldn’t tell you how many prayers I have started with, “Lord I need your spiritual Visine.” (didn’t want to infringe on Patsy)😉
This is a simple but powerful prayer! Lord, help me to see you clearly! Help me to see your path! Help me to see your ways not the ways of the world! Help me to see people through your eyes and not society’s! Help me to see your written word and absorb it into my being! Help me to put into action the instructions I see in your Bible!
Lord, help me to see what you’ve put in front of me and respond accordingly.
1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.”
I love this scripture! For now, we look in a mirror, dimly. We can see ourselves, but do we see? Looking in a mirror in lousy lighting doesn’t reveal every line, mar, or wrinkle; our definitions are slightly blurred and vague! But then, face to face! One day, we will stand face to face with our Lord Jesus! Now, I know in part, again, we only see through worldly vision, distorted and again, a bit vague! Then I shall fully understand as I have been fully known! One day, Poof! Heavenly Visine will clear everything, and we will suddenly see and feel the fullness, depth, and endless boundaries of his absolute love and experience the same within ourselves. WOW!
But, before the day of our arrival in heaven, I do believe if we ask for him to reveal himself, his love, guidance, provision, and protection, he is faithful and is always there!
Psalm 119:18 ESV “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”
“Thank you, Lord Jesus, for always seeing me. Thank you for your word that guides and your love that leads. Help me, Lord, each day to use my spiritual Visine, that I may see your face, your path, your design. In your glorious name, I pray. Amen
Sunshine On My Shoulder 