Open my eyes Lord
So lately, i've been doing a lot of contemplating. I guess it started during missions week. Me and my friend went out to film sortove a documentary on religions for spark. I had heard people come and speak all week about how they served in other countries, and that is all wonderful. But i wanted open peoples eyes to the mission field surrounding us (but honestly i think God taught me and opened my eyes). So I decided to go interview people at different places- hamburger heaven, bookstore, coffe houses just random places and ask them their views on God, afterlife, religion. I NEVER ever could have imagined that it would have such a lasting impact on me. I think that video we filmed 5 weeks ago, or something like that but the people on it are still ingraved on my mind. It broke my heart to hear them say they thought they had to earn there way into heaven by good works. Another guy said he thought his life served no purpose on earth and that if he died he didn;t know where he would go. How can you live like that? It just makes me want to bust open, seeing how lost these people are. And what really hurts is these aren't people in some other country that need Jesus, they are people all around me. And do i ever shed a tear for them? No, i just go about my own day, absorbed in myself.
When I look around at this world, at people's lifes I see so many people who have absolutly no hope. We are studying cults in Bible class and everytime he shows those video's i just want to cry. There are so many people that need to hear about Jesus so many people searching for answers, living in lies- and yet i stay wrapped up in my own little word. How can I possibly make a difference? Then I came across this story that i had heard before- but this time it jsut kindove encouraged me.
A person was walking on the beach and came upon hundreds and hundreds of starfish washed upon the shore, abandoned by the outgoing tide. Far down the beach the person could see a child who was running from starfish to starfish, picking them up and throwing them back into the sea, one by one. The person walked up to the child and said, "Why are you doing this? There are so many starfish. You can't make a difference." The person shook their head sadly. It just doesn't matter." The little child didn't stop. The child picked up another starfish and threw it far into the sea. The child then turned to look at the person and said, "It mattered to THAT one." As the child returned to the task, the person asked, "How can I help?" The child replied as another starfish was picked up, "This is HOW," and threw it back home to the sea.
I love this song
You said, "ask and you will receive whatever you need."
You said, "pray and I'll hear from heaven,
and I'll heal your land."
You said Your glory will fill the earth
like water the sea.
You said, "lift up your eyes;
the harvest is here, the kingdom is near."
You said, "ask and I'll give the nations to you."
oh Lord, that's the cry of my heart.
distant shores and the islands will see
your light as it rises on us