gluing my eyes to jesus

So I am not usually "that" Jesus-freak girl that tells everyone when God speaks to her.

But God spoke to me the other day. You see, God has this funny way of revealing himself to me in the most ironic and unique of ways... but that is another story for another day.

I have only heard God speak to me audibly once. And by audibly, I mean, as loud as possible in my heart. That was several years ago. Sometimes I hear faint whispers and echos within me, but this was a different experience.

This week, I was sitting in chapel, praying, journaling, reading my Bible, doing my own studying (You know, the usual when the speaker isn't quite as interesting as you would have hoped). And I just got this picture in my head, a vision, if you will.

It just was an illustration of what my role is.

So you know when you are talking to someone, but they look past you... beyond your vision, just staring at something/one in the distance? Well, being a curious human, what is your instinct?

To turn around and see what they are looking at. What could be so interesting and distracting? What in the world could they be staring at? 

This is my goal. I need to have my eyes so fixed on Jesus that everyone around me wonders what is so interesting for me to look at. What could she possibly be watching so intently and joyfully?

Then, naturally, people will start to turn and look at Him, too. Fixing their eyes on the King of Glory.

To Him be the glory alone.