Listen With Your Eyes

 Psalm 116:2

I remember when Trey Casey was a little boy and he was telling me a story. I wish I could remember now what it was about because it was really important to him at that time. Being the young, first time Mom that I was, I was listening with half an ear while multitasking about 5 other things. He asked me more than once to listen and I assured him that I was. He then got my attention by getting in my line of vision and saying, Momma, listen to me with your eyes.........Light bulb moment! It never dawned on me that I was only giving him half my attention, half my time, half my heart when he wanted it all! I vowed that day that what he had to say from then on was more important than any unfinished business I had going! 

But I have to ask myself, do I give God the same undivided attention? The scripture says He bends down to listen to me. He gets in my line of vision and says, "I want to listen to you with my eyes, with my ears, with my heart". What I have to say to Him is the most important thing He will hear all day. Why is it so hard for me to spend time talking to Him? 

God, I am sorry that I always seem to leave you with what is left over instead of giving you what is my best! Please don't give up on me. I'm a work in progress but I promise to try harder to listen to you with my eyes. Amen.