“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:18 ESV)
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is about Elisha opening his servants' eyes to see the hidden truth of what was going on all around him. The backstory is about how Elisha made the king mad because he had been revealing some of the king's dark secrets, and that upset the king very much. So, the angry king sent a large group of soldiers to attack Elisha. But that didn’t seem to bother Elisha at all. But his servant was very much afraid and franticly warned Elisha of the eminent danger. But the reason Elisha wasn’t concerned was because he could see something his servant couldn’t. So, he prayed that his servant’s eyes would be opened to see what he could see—chariots of fire all around them!
“Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” (2 Kings 6:17 ESV)
There is a spiritual world you cannot see
Just as you cannot see radio signals or the wind you cannot see the spiritual world without God’s help. All those chariots Elisha could see were there even though invisible to most.
Ask God to open your eyes spiritually
I never understood the Bible or spiritual things until I received Christ and had the Holy Spirit inside to help me. When reading the Bible I have discovered that I could ask God to open my eyes to His truths therein and then He would give me insight I didn’t have on my own. This made the Word of God come alive as I read it.
You can pray that Jesus will open the eyes of those you’re praying for
“Open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’” (Acts 26:18 ESV)
Therefore
“Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,” (Eph. 1:18 ESV)