No doubt about it! God is good— good to good people, good to the good-hearted. But I nearly missed it, missed seeing his goodness. I was looking the other way… Psalm 73:1-3a (MSG)

There are so many things at which to look. There are so many things which distract my gaze. Headlines, news tickers, Facebook, television, dot coms, magazines, books, catalogs, blogs, eye candy, advertising, text messages, Twitter tweets and YouTube. All of it moving and scrolling and flashing and blipping in a way that keeps my eyes hurriedly moving to the next thing that pops up in my field of vision.

I am reminded today of Job, who made a "covenant with his eyes." I wonder sometimes if it’s not a good idea to choose to close my eyelids once in a while. I believe I would be better off if I were to shut my eyes and fix the gaze of my heart on God for extended periods of time. I don’t want to miss seeing God’s goodness because I was looking the other way.

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