Turn Your Eyes

I wanted to share this quote with you written by Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch painter, and son of a pastor.

It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that when we see the image of indescribable and unutterable desolation-of loneliness, of poverty and misery, the end of all things or their extreme-then rises in our mind-the thought of God.

Between 1181-1890, Van Gogh painted 900 paintings and only sold one. He only became famous after his death. Some of his most famous paintings were Starry Night and Sunflowers. What a gift he was given and what focus it must have taken to paint 900 works of art.


I heard a message recently that said we often hear to put God first in our lives, but rarely do we hear to make God the center of our lives. Just as Van Gogh attended to every little detail in his paintings, so should we allow God to be the center of every little detail in our lives.

We should think carefully on Jesus and lock our eyes upon Him. According to this message I heard, it should be a laser like focus. Between the quote and the message, the two went hand in hand to me. God should be the center of everything. Even in the midst of an economic crisis, God has to be center. At work, God must be our focus in order for us to do our very best and witness to others. In our homes, God has to be our foundation for strength, compassion and leadership.

God is always there, even when it seems He is not. Turn you eyes upon Jesus.



Embrace Life,
Ginger