“Fix Your Eyes Upon Him”

eyes fixed oct 2014
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
It was last Sunday morning, and I was doing my best to accomplish many things. I was taking care of my son’s two dogs and I switched things up a bit to make things go faster, and save time. I did not want to be late for church.  I  strategically tried to feed three doggies, one parrot, and forty some pond children aka big gold fishies.    Well, I thought I had totally accomplished all the feedings, or did I?
 
 
 
 

I was finally sitting down to eat my oatmeal and coffee, and our German Shepherd quietly laid on the chair and just kept her gaze on me. I thought it strange because she usually heads into the bedroom to sleep right after she has her run in the yard.  I finished eating, and was cleaning up, and I turned around to find her positioning herself that I could not walk around her. She sat there and lovingly stared into my eyes.    She was determined not to get out of my way until I got her quiet message.  I said, “Aasha what’s wrong?”  Her eyes spoke loud and clear!   “You forgot to feed me!”   Oh my gosh…here she was trying to tell me something, and I was not getting it. I felt so bad when I realized that I had fed everyone but her. The poor thing was not going to give up, and her strategy was to stay in my presence, and stare me down till I realized she had not eaten yet!

 
 
 
How many times do we have needs, and we get impatient with the Lord, and just walk away from His presence, and get into our own ability.  Oh how important it is that we just stay in the Lord’s presence, and keep our eyes fixed on Him because He is our provision, and all of our needs are met by Him.  Thank God He never forgets us!  Today I encourage you to set your gaze upon Him, and do not look to anything but Him for each and every need you have.
 

 

 “O God, my heart is fixed (steadfast, in the confidence of faith)…”

 Psalm 108:1
 
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firmly fixed, trusting (leaning on and being confident) in the Lord.”
Psalm 112:7