I treasure my sight. Test me and I'll prove it. Throw an object at me and I'll instinctively protect my eyes. The flinch is a built-in radar to guard our most precious organ.
Although I value what I see, I take it for granted. I'm far too busy to actually look at the world around me. Speeding across the interstate, I just drive on by the "scenic overlooks," missing out on the wonder.
After all, there are places to go and precious little time to get there.
My life is lived with far too little time for “scenic overlooks.” I ignore the simple beauties of nature. I brush off the miraculous. I disregard the all too obvious signs of a Mighty God intervening in my everyday existence. The breakneck speed of a modern existence is not conducive to the wide-eyed wonder of the romantic or the saint in ages past. But the deep, tranquil wonders I pass by.
Unfortunately, in our media-crazed, entertainment- driven, Hollywood-effects-dazed culture, we look for the wrong things. There is awe to be found in ample helpings all around, but it is most often found in the simple things. Nature is resplendent with mystery: The human brain and its potential; the interrelationship of the natural world; the intricate design of the atom; the deer feeding in the meadow on a crisp morning.
The Psalmist expressed similar awe in Psalm 40.5. “You have multiplied, O Lord, your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us....were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be numbered.”
Tomorrow, I'll post again on an interesting project about those who were once blind who have had their sight restored. They were given a camera and an assignment. "What did you miss the most when you were blind."
What do you treasure in this world? What do you see right now that you have missed? I would love to hear it. Comment here.
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Coming to Christ, now, I realize it's the intangible things that matter the most.
Thank you for passing by and encouraging me. God bless you and protect you as you share the Truth!
~ rcubes [prisoner of the Lord]
We get caught up so much in the everyday "crap" that we usually miss it when He speaks to us. I try to reflect on the simple things that occur around me, and I often find spiritual meaning that I would not have discovered if I had just unthinkingly gone on my merry way.
God speaks to us through our surroundings and through events and people in our lives, if we will only look and listen ("Let anyone with eyes see. Let anyone with ears listen").
Great post! Thank you.
You know how they say, "I wish I knew then what I know now"? Appreciating the grace in every day has not always been a strength of mine. But as I grow older, I realize, this is where true joy lies.
As I age, I realize more and more how little material things have to offer. And the wonder to be found in creation becomes more obvious.
dimpled fingers of my beautiful grandchildren, faces of my husband, children, grandchildren, family and friends, the mountain view off my front porch, the words written in scripture and by those who in words captured what it means to live a life for the kingdom of God.
Thank you, thank you for this gentle--but challenging!--reminder of the countless gifts given us every day by our loving Creator... From the very breath we breathe to the smiling welcome of others, we were made to celebrate our unique creation and REDEMPTION by The One Who knows us,understands us --and loves us supremely.
SueBee :)
Though I home school, I still miss far too many moments with my children. I'm grateful that I spend so many learning moments with them, by necessity. I thank the Lord that I have even this much time with them. They are the only thing I have that I can take with me into the next world. By God's grace they'll follow Him, and thereby follow me into His presence.
I'm thankful for you, David.
Awesome post. Really enjoyed reading your blog posts.
I've always wondered if being "artsy" means you kind of do this by default, and everyone "else " has to learn it ?
thoughts?
You are right. Some people just see things in a different way. Others have to work at it
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