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Look up, Child
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"Eyes up, little one. Don't get distracted,
keep your eyes on Me."
I have heard Jesus speaking these words to my heart so often these past few months. I don't know about you, but I get distracted by so many things! Every news headline, every disruption to my plans, every uncertainty, vies for my attention and threatens to throw me into a tailspin of fear and anxiety. Every time I let something besides Jesus occupy my attention I lose my peace.
What is so beautiful is that we have a Savior who never tires of lovingly calling us back to Himself. When our minds and our hearts start to wander He draws us back with goodness, truth and beauty. We just have to surrender to Him and open ourselves up to be drawn into His peace , which the world cannot give, which surpasses all understanding.
Like little children learning to walk, we shakily stand and look to Him for reassurance. He is kneeling with arms outstretched, smiling in pure delight in our littleness, speaking words of blessing and encouragement, calling us to Him, one step at a time. We can eagerly take each step trusting that He is worth the risk, that He will catch us if we fall; knowing that if we keep our eyes on Him, it will all be ok.
