Questions for Reflection

What do you see when you lift your eyes to God? What happens when you are spiritually exhausted? What do you do about it?

Scripture Passage

Isaiah 40:12-31

In answering the first question above, when we lift our eyes to God, we see His creation as the sun peaks through the cloudy day. During the night looking up to a clear sky, we can see the moon and stars, the vastness of space. On a cool Autum evening, we lift our eyes to the beauty of the mountains, and the oceans that seem to go on forever over the horizon.

When we look to God each day, we also see kindness in His people. We see people working together to build up communities that are efficient so that all are taken care of. There are solutions to the pressing issues of the day like poverty, drug addiction, and crime. When not looking to God, the issues seem unsolvable. The leaders are corrupt, the cities are polluted, and crime is rampant. We lose hope, become weary, and spiritually exhausted.

We may struggle through difficulty, but we can always hold out hope in God’s infinite wisdom and power. Hope in the Lord gives us a new perspective in which we see a future without limits where there are answers to our questions. Where there is peace and prosperity.

This day with God, let us examine our hopes and dreams. We can be confident that God can take them to a level that we never imagined before. Let us breathe in the Spirit of God and see ourselves soaring like an eagle; taking hold of the rising hope Christ gives.

Lord, we put our hopes and dreams on You. You can provide a breakthrough in our cloudy day. You provide what we need at the right time. The inspiration from the beauty of Your Creation, a good memory, or a walk along a pathway listening to the wind blow through the trees as it plays a mellow tune across space and time. Relying on You Lord and lifting our eyes to You in prayer with a hope in an idea or thought that brings a breakthrough in our troubled times. Keep us going Lord with confidence that You will provide the way, are with us, and no matter how hopeless the future may seem, You will help us step ahead until we make it all the way home. Amen.