It’s the end of winter and we have another snow storm…hopefully
the last one. The kids have been home a
lot – schools are closed and cabin fever is setting in. I’m running out of ideas of what to do and I’m
starting to wear thin.
I know I’m wearing
thin because of the words coming out of my mouth. I was thinking about this the other morning as I
sat in my dining room looking out the window.
My eyes kept focusing on the stop sign.
Stop. Stop. Stop. I started to break the word down into
letters thinking of what I needed to do.
S. Stillness. Stop trying to do more. Stop trying to fill in the gaps for the
kids. Stop trying to be the perfect mom. Just be still with them. Be still with Him.
T. Trust. Trust Him in all things. I don’t have to be in control. I don’t have to stress over parenting so
much. I'm supposed to plant the seeds - with the hopes that He will bring the harvest. The work that God asks me to do
daily is to trust.
O. Obedience is
to continue to keep my eyes on Jesus and His truths. Take captive every thought and breathe.
P.
Perspective. Jesus said, “If your eyes are good, your
whole body will be full of light. But if
your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.” (Matt. 6:22-23)
When we change the way we see things we can change everything. Shift to see.
I do it all the time through my camera lens but fail so often to do it
in my day to day life through my own lens.
S.T.O.P and
fight for joy. Be still, trust, be obedient and shift to see - perspective.
When my eyes are good – my whole body will be full of
light. Through the lens of Jesus we can
be hunters of beauty in everything.
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