Elisha Eyes

Have you ever cried out, "Alas, my Master! What shall we do?"

The servant of Elisha woke up one morning and realized they were surrounded by the enemy.  The city was surrounded by horses and chariots and he cried out, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?

Elisha responded, "Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
And Elisha prayed. "Lord, open his eyes that he may see."

And the Lord opened the eyes of the young servant.  And he saw.  horses.  chariots of fire. round about Elisha.   II Kings 6:13-17

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O Lord,

give us Elisha eyes that see beyond ---

Beyond today.

Beyond the struggle of this moment.

Open our heart's eyes to see

the power, the grace, and love
 You have encompassed us with.

For Lord,

You are Omnipotent, All-Powerful.

You are Omniscient, All-Knowing.

We come.  To rest in this Truth.
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Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world.
We are more than conquerors through Him that love us.  Romans 8:37

Eyes to see beyond this moment of loneliness.  Jesus, You are more than the reality of this moment.  We are not alone and in our moment of loneliness, You want us to turn our eyes toward You.

Loneliness empties the world around us

to open our hearts to the world beyond us.

Eyes to see beyond the mountain of everyday responsibilities.  Responsibilities that seem, in and of themselves, mundane and even pointless.  This mundane urges us on to being faithful in the little. For it's in the faithfulness of little that we can be trusted to be faithful in the big.  Faithful in the everyday where there is no glamour.  For that, is where the rubber meets the road.  Am I able to do life without recognition, as a servant?  You, O Lord, showed us that in a real way.

If we are to be trusted with the big and glamour

we must be trustworthy in the little and mundane.

Eyes to see beyond the pain of loss and rejection.  For in this life we are but passing through.  There is a bigger perspective, a bigger picture and I forget that so quickly.  When I lose someone or something or someone has pierced my heart, it feels so defining.  It's not.  Jesus' Greater Truth wants to speak to our hearts and whisper it's definition... You are mine.  I love you with an everlasting love.  I am WITH YOU.  Emmanuel, is My name. Yes, it hurts, but it does not erase the Truth of God.
(clarification: There are levels of pain and stages of grief, so I am aware that healing is a journey and those stages need to be walked through.  If you are in an angry, pain-filled stage, that's ok...  My heart's desire and I believe it's God's as well, is to find Him in the midst of it; trusting Him and believing His Truth.)

In the moment of pain, is the moment that God is still there.

In faith, reach out to Him and cling to His strong hand.

Elisha eyes.

Eyes to see beyond...
Eyes to 'see' God and the power and strength we have IN HIM!
Eyes to see that He is for us and not against us.  
Eyes to see we are loved, deeply, by God!