Seeing the Unseen

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” —2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)

 

After reading this verse this morning, I prayed something simple but sincere: “God, help me see the unseen today—something eternal.”

Not long after, my husband popped his head around the corner and asked, “Can I make you breakfast?”

Now, breakfast itself is very much seen. Tangible. Toast, eggs, maybe a little coffee on the side. But in that moment, I realized something deeper was happening. What I was really seeing wasn’t just food. I was being handed an eternal truth—love.

Not flashy. Not loud. But real.

It was a whisper of the eternal in an everyday act of kindness.

Isn’t that just like God?

He often answers our prayers for insight not with lightning bolts or burning bushes, but with a gentle nudge through someone’s care, a timely word, or a small act of love. If we’re only looking for the obvious, we might miss it.

This world constantly tries to fix our eyes on what’s temporary—our to-do lists, our stresses, the endless scroll. But God invites us to look through those things and catch a glimpse of what lasts forever: faith, hope, love.

Today, I’m keeping my eyes open—not just for what’s in front of me, but for what’s behind it. The unseen that speaks of heaven.

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Here are a few journal prompts to help you reflect on what’s seen, but temporary and what’s unseen, but eternal.

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Reflection Prompts:

1. Where have I recently seen “the unseen” in an ordinary moment?
(Write about a time when God may have been showing you something deeper beneath the surface.)

 2. What temporary things tend to distract me from eternal truths?

(Be honest about the things that keep your eyes stuck in the “seen.”)

 3. Today, I will fix my eyes on...

(Write one eternal truth you want to focus on today—love, grace, hope, etc.)

Prayer:
Lord, give me eyes to see what really matters. Help me look past what’s temporary and fleeting and notice the eternal things You’re weaving into my everyday. Let me respond with gratitude when I glimpse Your love, even in the smallest acts. Amen.

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The Seen and The Unseen



Don't ignore the world around you, but subordinate your concept of this world to the unseen reality of a God who sees and knows and is in control of both worlds - the seen and the unseen.

Seek His guidance and wisdom for relating to this world so that you will see with His eyes, hear with His ears, love with His heart and minister with His hands. 

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Dual Realities?

As some of you know (because I’ve posted it on Facebook), I am loving a new devotional book I got about a month ago – Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, and here is why.

 

This morning I read this...

Living in God's Presence means living in two realms simultaneously; the visible world and unseen, eternal reality. God has equipped us to stay conscious of Him while walking along dusty, earthbound paths.

Doesn’t that just make you stop and think about the reality that we are in this world, but not of it? That what we cannot see is far more real than what we can see?

Prayer is a vital part of this equation. We whisper a prayer here and may think that not much is happening, but in the spiritual realm prayer is the catalyst that initiates miracles!

All heaven springs into action and all hell cowers at the power unleashed by prayer. Let’s hit our knees and shake things up a little!

Pick one thing that you really want to see God do in your life or the life of someone you love. Spend this week in concentrated prayer for that one thing and let's see what happens. Feel free to post here what you're praying for and we'll pray with you about it.
 

And do yourself a favor - pick up a copy of Jesus Calling - Enjoying Peace in His Presence 

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