Unto You I lift up my eyes,
O You who dwell in the heavens. v.1
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The next step in the psalms of ascent is into a lament. This psalm seems as a plea for favor and mercy. The psalmist is looking up to God, the One enthroned over all the earth seeking hope, comfort, direction. He's not looking around to see what everyone else is doing, or looking down as if no hope despite what he's "suppose" to believe. In the midst of our circumstances what wins our focus? Where do we fix our eyes? Is there a link to how we respond or think with what we look at or to? "Much of our soul's basic welfare is wrapped up in our answers" (Beth Moore). We need to give God our full attention, not just background noise. I think of one of my seventh grade teachers that would call us out saying "focus, eyes on me" while she made these weird gestures with her hands. But that's what God wants from us too, our focus, our eyes on Him to see the answers. So what is winning your focus right now?
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