Soap In My Eyes

By Sally I Kennedy

And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

Humming some mindless oldie goldie lyrics in the shower, I lathered up
the shampoo. I felt the soap run down onto my face. Instinctively, my
eyes shut tight, so the soap wouldn't get in them. Too late. My eyes
were burning! I was glad in a few moments, when they were fine, after
running some clear water over them.

Reminded me of when I need an attitude adjustment. Or the Lord wants
to get my attention. Or He wants to correct something going on with
me. He has this way of gently putting 'soap in my eyes" - a little
sting, a prick to the conscience. Nothing seriously painful, or
permanent. Just a momentary way of getting a message across to me.

Isn't He a wonderful Father?! He wants to keep us on the right path.
We are always on His mind, always on His heart. He holds us, day and
night, in the palm of his hand.

Next time I'm in the shower, and get a little shampoos in my eyes,
perhaps it will be a reminder to listen to the Lord's nudging, and get
back to simply loving God, loving others, and doing the next right
thing.