Give me your eyes!!!

So many metaphors for God's relationship with us come from being a parent...

I have five kids, three of which live in the house and are of an age that I expect them to listen and follow directions. Of course, they are kids and listening is not always a strong trait of that species. We came up with a saying in our house to make sure we had our kids attention. It usually follows several repetitions of their name, in increasing volume, and is "Give me your eyes!"

When I have my kids eyes I can be sure I at least have 50% of their listening attention. Sometimes we make quiet offers of fun things and then say "oh, I guess you're not interested." They go on with "What? what? what were you saying?" and we say "oh, nevermind."

I wonder how many times God has called my name and even said "Give me your eyes" and I've completely ignored it...and maybe missed out on something great.