Open Your Eyes

A terrible scream echoed through the store where I was shopping with my sister-in-law and my nephew. Just moments ago, we were dancing through the aisles, and now the little one was howling in pain, closing his eyes and continuously rubbing them.

I kept shouting, “Open your eyes! Open your eyes!” I wanted him to see that I had my eyes on him! It tore my heart apart not being able to do anything because I love my nephew so much, and whatever hurts him hurts me too!

friend, if I, a human, and an aunt, empathize so deeply, can you imagine how much Jesus empathizes when He sees you cry? Everything that hurts you also hurts Jesus! And why is that? It's because He loves you and wants the best for you. He wants you to trust in Him.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!’’ (1 John 3:1, NIV). 

friend, your tears don't go unnoticed, even if you've never experienced anyone standing by you when you're feeling down. You are a child of God. You have a Father who loves you. He loves you forever!

I want to encourage you to cast aside all doubts and believe today that this message is meant for you. Just for a brief moment, set everything aside and say out loud, “I, friend, am a child of God. He sees me. He wants to bless me with love! Yes, Jesus wants ME to be content in Him.”

And today, he also calls out to you, “friend, open your eyes!” Because Jesus doesn't leave the room; He waits for you to cry it out to Him! He's here! He meets you IN YOUR PAIN, to lift you OUT OF YOUR PAIN!

What do you need to do to experience this? Open your eyes!

You are a miracle!