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Chapter 16 Fix Your Eyes Posted On November 4, 2018

POSTED ONNOVEMBER 4, 2018
Fix Your Eyes
My new episode out on Spreaker is titled Fix Your Eyes! In this episode I talk about what we can do when we feel that the particular cross we have been asked to carry is becoming too much for us to bear. I started with the scripture from Hebrews 12 verse 2 from the NIV which reads, “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith. For the joy set before Him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” If you have been feeling like you have had to carry the weight of your cross much longer than you ever thought you would have to, here are a few excerpts from the podcast where I share why I think this can sometimes happen to us.
“…I think one of the reasons this actually happens for us is because the battle is, and has been fierce, and the laborers have been few. So for those of us who feel we are called particularly to be spiritual forerunners and pioneers, this situation of the laborers being few can be something
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we, as a forerunner, might feel more acutely, and we also might bear the consequences of spiritual realities and warfare more acutely. What then can we do when we are feeling that we just cannot bear up under that particular cross the Lord has called us to carry”?
“…our focus is key, but not just focus, it is specific focus on Jesus…even now as I am struggling to keep my focus and eyes on Jesus, I can still, with an act of my will, choose to remain faithful to those things He has given me to do and steward in my new Promise Land!”
You can hear the full podcast, Fix Your Eyes, on my Spreaker Real Talk Radio show, just look for Podcaster SMills! I also wanted to mention here in the blog something exciting that happened to me about a week ago. I had an amazing experience with the Lord where a series of poems just started, through inspiration, to come to me! I actually ended up writing about 15 poems or so in the span of about 2 hours! I am titling this collection of poems The Savior Series, and my Mom and I are now working to put together an ebook of this collection of poems! I will be sure to let you know more about the availability of the ebook once we get it completed. I thought I would share one of the poems in The Savior Series here on the blog, and I shared this poem in the podcast as well. The poem, like the podcast is also titled Fix Your Eyes, and I actually decided to give the podcast the same title as the poem when I realized that the podcast content aligned with the poem so perfectly! So here is one of the poems from The Savior Series!
Fix Your Eyes
Fix your eyes on Jesus, the perfector of your faith,
the perfector of you. His return gaze will blaze the trail meant for you.
In this world there will be trouble, still this trouble is the signpost.
This trouble is the door to perfection awaiting you on the other side.
Don’t forget that you are the Bride and only hell’s gate is open wide,
but this is not for you. This is not for you.
Fix your eyes on Jesus, the perfector of your faith, the perfector of you,
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and have no doubt that His resurrection life , is now your life too.