Lift Up Your Eyes

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Here is today's communion meditation.

In my years of working with people in the gym I learned that eye position makes a big difference. It seems like a little thing but just a small shift in eye position can eliminate pain, increase strength, and improve balance instantly. In Ephesians it tells us that Jesus is the head of the body and everything connects to the head. Therefore, how our eyes and head are positioned impact the whole body. 

I have had people do a movement that was painful and then by simply lifting up their eyes the pain goes away and their strength increases. It is also very counterintuitive but one of the best ways to increase balance is by looking slightly up. When our balance gets threatened, we all tend to look down, which just makes our balance worse. When we lift our eyes, we become more externally focused and present which increases our balance. 

The same is also true in life, when our life balance gets threatened looking up can help us to restore our balance. 

Here are some Bible verses about lifting up our eyes to meditate on today. 

Psalm 121:1-2, ESV ~ I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

John 4:35, ESV ~ Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.

Luke 21:28, ESV ~ When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Today's communion is a time to thank God that our help comes from him. And we are asking for his help to lift up our eyes and stay focused on him. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel