Dove’s Eyes
Dove’s eyes. Doves have very special eyes. Doves have no peripheral vision. So their eyes are always focused on what is in front of them.
I love the song by Misty Edwards that says:
“I don’t want to talk about you like you’re not in the room.
I wanna look right at you, wanna sing right to you.
I believe that you are listening.
I believe that you move at the sound of my voice.
Give me dove’s eyes
Give me undistracted devotion for only You.”
That’s what I want. That is what I DESIRE! In the depths of my being, in the depths of my soul all I want is to be completely and over taken with Jesus. He is ALL that is worth living for. The only thing worth living for. I adore my husband and love my children to death! But it is God who gives me air to breathe and life to live and Christ who saves me from certain death. So in the end I live only for Him, and not only the end, but even now. I want my eyes to forever be fixed on the cross. On my Jesus. I don’t want to waiver or get as close to sin as I possibly can and think it’s ok. I don’t want to compromise. I want to be “in” the world but not “of” it.
Friends, we are called to live a life of focus and dedication to Christ. To have Dove’s eyes. If we keep our eyes fixed upon He that saves us we can not fail! Yes. We are human. And yes we will fail. But if we can continuously keep our eyes upon the One who created us, the One who loves us, the One who DESIRES us! Our craving for things of this world fade away and we are taken in an amazing journey with the Savior.
I have created this blog for this very reason. To keep my eyes fixed upon Him and allow who He is and who He created me to be to flow out onto these pages. I will be using this space to let the creativity He blessed me with to flow out and be an encouragement and an inspiration to you as He continually inspires me! I will share about life, the word, food, nature, homeschooling, kids and all things creative! Join me on this incredible journey we call life as I search to find beauty in the everyday moments of life through the lens of Christ.
(Original post date: 11/1/2010)Danielle