2 Chronicles 20v12
12 O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you
Not long after Nathanael’s accident someone sent us the above verse. It was just what we needed during a time of uncertainty and despair.
How often we take our eyes off of the Lord when the going gets tough?
Just like Israel in the text, when enemies surround us we have to somehow keep our eyes on the Lord. Your enemy could be loss, divorce, worry, depression, family conflict, etc. In our case it was uncertainty of not knowing whether our beautiful son would survive this horrific event.
For us, it certainly was not easy to keep looking to the Lord. At times it still isn’t. When wave after wave of emotion keeps coming upon you it’s so difficult to focus. When fear and dread are so very real, it’s almost impossible to know where to go.
How do we keep our eyes on the Lord?
Maybe it’s just a simple but profound cry of ‘Help me Lord’
It could be getting alongside someone you trust and to pray together
It could be opening your Bible and asking God to speak to you
But even if we can’t do any of these things, we can simply wait for God to rescue us. Ultimately He knows our hearts. He knows we want and need to keep our eyes on Him and we can alway trust in His faithfulness.
There are times when we simply have to allow the Holy Spirit to take over. We have to allow Him to be our eyes and to intercede on our behalf.
Romans 8v26-28
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Prayer - Lord, I know that I need to keep my eyes on you. But even when I can’t, would you please help me in my weakness. Would you please do what I can’t do. Please strengthen my heart today so that I can see you more clearly and know you plans in all of this. Amen
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