Look Up

"Lift your eyes and look to the heavens..." Isaiah 40:26

As I walked through the woods, I pondered several troubling things and prayed to the Lord about them as they came to mind. My desire was for guidance from the Lord concerning my response to all that was transpiring. As I walked along the Lord spoke to my heart, "Look up."

It's autumn and the golden and crimson leaves were showering down like colorful snowflakes. As I looked up, the sun burst through the clouds and the contrast of the bright blue sky and the painted leaves was breathtaking. As I continued along the path, the Lord continued to speak to my heart over and over, "Look up". As an obedient person, I did just that and it was a feast for the eyes.

I continued to walk and to pray. As I walked next to a high hill with steep rock cliffs, I stopped again and looked around. Again the Lord told me to look up. The trees were fantastic and again the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. As I took in the view, the clouds weren't the only thing that peeked out. A buck with large antlers raised his big, brown head from behind a rock where he was hiding near the top of the hill and looked at me for a while. He was awesome. What a blessing!

The message was clear, I've been looking the wrong way. I need to look up to the Lord and quit looking down, majoring in the minors. He was reminding me of my memory verse for confirmation in the UCC many years ago from Colossians 3:2 "Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth." I am to serve the Lord first and not worry about the rest. He will take care of it.