When God looks down from heaven, He sees me.

But why does He look down?

Here’s one reason:

“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God” (Psalm 14:2).

When He looks down and sees me, does He see an understanding person who seeks God?

If my understanding were measured by how much I seek God, I don’t have much understanding.

When I understand (even a little bit) the greatness of my need and the greatness of God, I will seek Him.

That means the last several weeks have been dull weeks for me, weeks in which I have not been a panting hart.

Help!

“How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?” (Psalm 13:1).

Life gets rough sometimes. And tough too. At times it gets so much that way that I think I’ve had enough.

Thankfully, He has not forgotten me! Neither does He hide from me.

Alas, while I wouldn’t say that I hide from Him, I have to admit that I forget Him easily. Very easily, in fact.

If I do not make the choice to remember Him, I forget Him.

If I do not make the choice to look at Him through prayer and Bible reading, I become extremely focused on all my work and preoccupation.

How I need His help in making those right choices!