Greetings in Christ!

How's your vision? Many of us would love to be able to answer that question with a response like, “my vision is 20/20”. Alas, while many of us would like to answer that way, we may need glasses or contacts to get us to that point.

Well, this year is 2020! I know it's not quite the same as physical vision, but the number of the year gives us an excellent opportunity to take our own “spiritual eye exam.”

Ephesians 1:8 says; I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you will know what the hope of His calling is, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.

There is a song we often hear with the title “Open the Eyes of My Heart.” This song builds on the idea from Ephesians that God wants us to see with the eyes of faith! The eyes of faith go far beyond where our physical or sensory eyes will take us.

As we look ahead into 2020, most likely, there are many questions in our minds. With the political climate so heated, many people are wondering what November of 2020 will hold. Perhaps some of you are looking at a change in employment. Along with that could come a change in your living situation. Others may be looking forward to celebrating the birth of your first or fifth child. Or, even your first or fifth grandchild!

There are so many things about each New Year that fill us with questions.

There's another older song that has a chorus that goes like this:
“Many things about tomorrow, I don't seem to understand. But I know who holds tomorrow, and I know who holds my hand.”

While our physical eyes may dim with time, I pray our spiritual eyes of faith become sharper over time. If we just take the time to look over our lives, we recognize that God has been so faithful! Even in the times we may not have understood His ways, we have trusted His heart.

So, I ask you as we are on the horizon of the year 2020, “How's your vision”?

Keep your eyes on Jesus!