I Fix My Eyes on the Truth

One of our sons just got out of prison. What a joy to have him home—a sweet reunion. Trust restored, deep love is enjoyed again, a fresh start. We thank the LORD.

But Sunday night we received a call… another son is in jail. Too many unknowns… calls, visits and letters are monitored. Will we ever know the truth? Will we ever know the extent of all he’s lived through already at his young age?

The hopeless-looking aspects of his situation are large and in my face again. How do I look past them and fix my eyes on the Unseen? 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) says “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” I know God has given me this word to hang onto during this time in my life. It gives me hope, reminding me that there is much more here than I can now see. There is another realm, another kingdom that is fighting for my son’s life. And the kingdom of light is stronger than the kingdom of darkness.

So today I fix my eyes… over and over again, on the eyes of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am desperate and He is my Hero. I relax into His warm, moist eyes that speak compassion, gentle kindness and understanding. He knows my heart. Even when I am numb and wonder why I don’t feel, He knows what’s buried down deep that hurts too much for me to let rise. He knows me. He holds my heart in His tender hands and I fix my eyes on the nail holes and remember what it cost Him to now hold my heart. I am safe with Him because He values me that much.

I fix my eyes on the truth that nothing is impossible with God, and that He has already broken the power of sin over my son, and bought him with His blood when He died on the cross for him.

I fix my eyes on the truth that Jesus came to seek and to save the lost and He will not be denied.

I fix my eyes on the truth that Jesus’ loving-kindness is leading my child to repentance.

Today, no matter what is happening in the natural I will fill my eyes with the solid rock of God’s Word and I will pray it over my son, declaring the supremacy of the kingdom of Light over the kingdom of darkness. Whenever the “seen” blocks my view I will pray that Jesus will show me what is behind it in the unseen realm. And I will pray into that.

And I will let myself rest, like a child held tightly in her daddy’s gaze, safe… because The Unseen wins.