I've been spending the last few years looking at my life through God's eyes. It's been the hardest thing. God's eyes sees perfection where I see flaws. God's eyes see forgiveness where I see pain and hurt and blame. God's eyes see love where I see routine. The hardest thing though is I cannot 'see' God's eyes.
Through the eyes of faith I see snippets of His Love and His grace. Through encounters with others that believe in Him I see unity, I see community, I see brokenness and human attempts to love as only God can and I am humbled because in these others I see myself. I see the destitute nature of my soul. And how impossible it is for me to live without Him. I am nothing without Him and it is in my emptiness that I see His wholeness, in my frailties that I see His strength.
God is everything that I am not, except when I choose to be like Him, and then He is everything that I cannot be on my own. Everything I have done, He has made possible because I choose to let Him lead me. I am alive by default but when I choose to see as God sees, I am able to truly live while I am alive.
Like any other person, I experience heartache but when I turn it over to God I find solace. As I go through my day, I do foolish things but when I expose them to the light of God's truth I find wisdom. I love with all that I have and instead of feeling frightened and exposed and insecure, my heart is steadfast because I know He who holds my future. I get disappointed by people but when I look at life, when I look at humanity through God's eyes I see endless possibilities, everyday miracles and opportunities to teach others how to see as God sees.
Choosing to see as God sees, I have purposed to live my life pursuing things that have eternal value. Living while I am alive. I am God's eyes, I am God hands, I am God's feet and I am God's mouthpiece and only if I live as if this is true do I feel completely alive.
Lord help me see as you see and live each day as a vessel of your love, your truth and your power. May your wisdom flow through me, your love shine through my actions, your grace be shared with all who I come across and may your Name be glorified in all that I do.
By your grace. For your glory. In Jesus's name. Amen.
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