GOD IS WATCHING

Psalm 34:15, "The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry." Proverbs 5:21, "For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He ponders all his paths." 1 Peter 3:12, "For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers..."

As we were recently finishing up the Jerry Bridges study, "The Joy of Fearing God", I was struck by the following statement, "But God's eyes are never distracted, never turned away from us. In His infiniteness He carefully watches over each of His own, every moment of their lives." At every moment of every day, God sees you. He is constantly caring for the things that concern you. When you wake at 2 am, He is already there, already caring for your concerns. "Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep." Psalm 121:4. "The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands." Psalm 138:8. "I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." 2 Timothy 1:12. God never goes off duty. You can relax IN HIM, because He sees you. You are always in the center of His attention even when tragedy strikes in China, He does not take His eyes off of you, not even for a second.
That thought can bring a great sense of comfort and peace or can cause anxiety. I have met numerous people who grew up similar to me in the sense that God was OUT THERE watching everything and everyone just waiting for us to step out of line at which point He would administer the spiritual wooden spoon. If you grew up with that perspective of God it explains why the thought of God's ever-watchful care can produce anxiety, but more importantly, your view of God is inaccurate. That description does not match the God of the Bible. It does not describe the One True God. So relax.
If however, you are walking in a pattern of sin, God's constant presence can also produce anxiety, and it should! That unsettledness is the Holy Spirit convicting you of sin prompting your repentance.
It simply amazes me that God constantly gives me His undivided attention at the same time he is giving all of His creatures the same undivided attention. What an awesome God!

Diane