I wouldn’t hesitate that it’s a challenge sometimes to seek, find and have personal time in the mornings, and I find myself catching more moments throughout the day to spend time in His word and focus on things I need to bring to Him.
When I don’t, I feel that tightening in the chest, the feeling that life is just speeding up beyond grasp and the feeling that I’m caught in a hamster wheel and unable to get off, but with events happening across the world, as we all have come to know and be riveted by the constant news that doesn’t seem to stop, life can change at any second and suddenly, everything that we held to be important, just doesn’t carry that same weight anymore like it use to.
This morning, using , today’s Hymn to read over was, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” by Helen Howarth Lemmel (1864-1961).
The Old Time Gospel Ministry,shares the following about this hymn:
Helen Howarth Lemmel was born on November 14, 1864, in Wardle, England. She was the daughter of a Wesleyan Methodist pastor, and she came to this country with her family at the age of twelve. Helen lived briefly in Mississippi before settling in Wisconsin. Soon she developed a reputation as a brilliant singer, even studying private voice in Germany for four years. She traveled widely throughout the midwest during the early 1900′s, giving concerts in many churches. Later, Mrs. Lemmel taught voice at the Moody Bible Institute and then at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. In 1961, Helen Lemmel settled in Seattle, Washington, where she remained active with Christian activities, as a member of the Ballard Baptist Church of that city, during the last days of her life.
In addition to being known as a brilliant singer and musician, Mrs. Lemmel was also widely recognized as a woman with remarkable literary ability. She wrote more than five hundred hymns and poems. Mrs. Lemmel also authored a very successful book for children entitled, Story of the Bible and composed many children’s musical pieces. She remained active for God in her musical and literary pursuits, until her home-going at the age of ninety-seven.
Reading this hymn, it was a reminder of who to turn to when life seems beyond understanding, or feels overwhelming and what a hymn to read after everything that is going on with the news and just having “one of those days” where the battery in the vehicle isn’t working, but the sky is clear and beautiful and no matter what, as the words of “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” goes:
O Soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!
So true isn’t it?
It is such a reminder that,”How easy it becomes even for those of us who profess to be faithful followers of Christ to get caught up in the things of earth, so that our heavenly vision and values become blurred and dull. This often happens even when we are active in our Christian activities, we become so involved in merely doing things for God that we miss the real blessing of enjoying the personal fellowship of Christ Himself in our daily lives.” 1
So if your feeling, “O Soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see?“, remember the words,” 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:1-3, New King James Version)”
There is a reason for our hope and the joy we find, in and through, Jesus Christ.
It’s so easy to feel the weight of the world, but we need to:
Stop
Look to the Lord, and
Listen for His guidance and not allow the world to consume us or take away the promise and the hope and the joy that we can and do have in and through Jesus Christ.
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When I saw the title, I immediately thought of the hymn. I am so glad I clicked on your post, and oh, is His presence on this video.
Thank you!
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