Suddenly a dolphin pops out of the water next to the boat you are in. Or a player makes a diving catch at the ballgame you’re attending? Or your child takes his or her first steps. Then somebody exclaims, “did you see that?” Everyone whoops, claps and laughs in shared enjoyment of a wonderful sudden event.
But how do we feel when we’ve somehow missed these spectacular moments. We can’t share in the excitement and feel left out. We are saddened by our exclusion and misfortune. God is doing wonders all around us and all the time.
We often do not feel the enjoyment and excitement of these wondrous works, because we’ve missed them entirely. Why? I would suggest that our eyes were not open in a sense. You see, our eyes are not open to God’s wondrous activities unless He opens them. Our ears cannot hear His voice unless He opens them. Our hearts are not open to following in His steps unless He opens them. The psalmist understood this as he wrote “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”
If you are missing the wonderful works that God is doing all around you, ask Him to open your eyes, ears, and heart. You will see things that you’ve never seen before. You will hear things beyond what you’ve heard before. You will go to unexpected places. It is an adventure that you don’t want to miss.
Reluctant Retiree 