by Brandon Heath
Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touch down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what’s underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, He's buying time
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I’ve been here a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just move and pass me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
I need a second glance
Give me a second chance
To see the way you’ve seen the people all along
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This is my prayer lately... that I step out of my short-sighted self and really SEE people!
Question to anyone out there, though. Am I wrong to take care of myself? To be smart with my time and money? Or is whatever "success" I get not worth it? Where is the line between stupidity and love? Is this way easier than I realize?
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3 comments:
Perhaps on one level if you stopped asking the questions we can never seem to answer that would be the time to worry.
Its in the wrestling that that whole relationship with God grows and faith becomes real.
Perhaps if you take a look at the big picture. And ask the question "does God want me to care for you or for me?" If everyone cared for the other everyone would be cared for.
I think that if you think that God calls you to care for others (or even just one other person) that God also calls someone or someones to care for you.
A question that lurks somewhere amidst these questions is: can I really give up myself for God? Do I trust God enough to give up everything for him?
Oh and on the notion of 'success' I realize you don't mean success in a traditional sense but I think the standard was given at the cross. We must ask where do I measure up? and strive to "succeed" for Christ.
I would suggest that it is acceptable to take care of yourself. God wants us to be good stewards, in fact we should thank God for the ability and provision to do so. I long to see people as the Father sees them. But you are not wrong to take care of yourself. God wants us to be good stewards of what he has given us. He also wants us to love. The two commandments that Christ has singled out as more important in a sense than the rest center on love. Love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and strength. deut 6.4. and Love your neighbor as yourself.
I'm not really sure if that was helpful lol.
That is what I've been struggling with too. I want to take care of myself, but what about helping others? Sometimes, err maybe more than just sometimes, I would rather not. I guess I'm not really answering the question at all, just adding that I'm also working on that. I agree with Patrick that wrestling with these isues makes faith more real. THe fact that you are worrying about this is a sign that you are on the right track.
Don't think this was any help either, but you're definitly not alone in these worries.
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