What Do You See?!
The Lord seems to emphasis certain things in a Believer's life.
For me He speaks to the Eyes!
What do you see, Cherie?
What are you beholding?
What is your focus?
I hear Him whisper it in my heart. Sometimes He thunders it in my inner ear.
Often, His Words echo throughout my thoughts.
For where your eyes look - there you will go.
Your whole body will turn in that direction.
If you look long enough, your whole life will turn.
You don't believe me?
Try it while driving your car.
What you see will form the course of your life.
So, what do you see? Where do you look? Where is your focus?
That which you focus your attention upon, you will meditate upon.
That which you meditate upon, you will speak about.
That which you speak about will shape your life and influence the thoughts
and hearts of others. They too will begin to focus their eyes upon what you see -
for good or evil.
Do you look at the difficulties, trials and circumstances that surround you?
They will scream and cry out for your attention. If you do, that is the direction
your life will go. If you look upon your troubles, you will be troubled!
Your speech will be filled with the talk of your woes. Fear, darkness and torment
will follow you, hound you!
Where do you focus your eyes?
Do you look to Jesus, who is more than able to care for you, those you love and
the things that concern you? If you do, your life will remain at rest, at peace and in a
place of hope.
Isaiah 26:3 promises:
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed upon You."
To be "stayed upon" caries the idea of continual meditation. Remember, you
meditate upon what you see. What do you see? Behold? Looking upon,
meditating upon Jesus is where you find that God is the God of Miracles!
He is kind and compassionate to His children. He tenderly watches over them daily!
What do you see?
Do your eyes turn and observe the lives of others? Do you see their sins, their faults and
weaknesses? Then you will meditate upon them! You will find yourself despising, devaluating
and also pitying them. Your conversation will turn to them, defiling others in the process!
Do your eyes stay upon Jesus, the One who forgave and redeemed you when you were weak
and given to faults? Then your eyes will see mercy when you look upon others. Seeing them
in their struggles during the tests of life releases compassion in you!
What do you see? What do you behold? For that is what you shall become.
Light? Love? Hope? Kindness? Peace?
Darkness? Hate? Despair? Judgment? Strife?
You choose!!!!
Hebrews 12: 1 says,
"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. Who for the
joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has set down at the right hand
of the throne of God."
You see, Jesus had to decide what He would look at and see! He had to look past the cross to
see us! We were His prize! We were what He kept His eyes on when it got hard! When He faced
unkindness, abandonment, cruelity and rejection! He kept His eyes on us!
Thank you so much, Dear Jesus!
For me He speaks to the Eyes!
What do you see, Cherie?
What are you beholding?
What is your focus?
I hear Him whisper it in my heart. Sometimes He thunders it in my inner ear.
Often, His Words echo throughout my thoughts.
For where your eyes look - there you will go.
Your whole body will turn in that direction.
If you look long enough, your whole life will turn.
You don't believe me?
Try it while driving your car.
What you see will form the course of your life.
So, what do you see? Where do you look? Where is your focus?
That which you focus your attention upon, you will meditate upon.
That which you meditate upon, you will speak about.
That which you speak about will shape your life and influence the thoughts
and hearts of others. They too will begin to focus their eyes upon what you see -
for good or evil.
Do you look at the difficulties, trials and circumstances that surround you?
They will scream and cry out for your attention. If you do, that is the direction
your life will go. If you look upon your troubles, you will be troubled!
Your speech will be filled with the talk of your woes. Fear, darkness and torment
will follow you, hound you!
Where do you focus your eyes?
Do you look to Jesus, who is more than able to care for you, those you love and
the things that concern you? If you do, your life will remain at rest, at peace and in a
place of hope.
Isaiah 26:3 promises:
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed upon You."
To be "stayed upon" caries the idea of continual meditation. Remember, you
meditate upon what you see. What do you see? Behold? Looking upon,
meditating upon Jesus is where you find that God is the God of Miracles!
He is kind and compassionate to His children. He tenderly watches over them daily!
What do you see?
Do your eyes turn and observe the lives of others? Do you see their sins, their faults and
weaknesses? Then you will meditate upon them! You will find yourself despising, devaluating
and also pitying them. Your conversation will turn to them, defiling others in the process!
Do your eyes stay upon Jesus, the One who forgave and redeemed you when you were weak
and given to faults? Then your eyes will see mercy when you look upon others. Seeing them
in their struggles during the tests of life releases compassion in you!
What do you see? What do you behold? For that is what you shall become.
Light? Love? Hope? Kindness? Peace?
Darkness? Hate? Despair? Judgment? Strife?
You choose!!!!
Hebrews 12: 1 says,
"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. Who for the
joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has set down at the right hand
of the throne of God."
You see, Jesus had to decide what He would look at and see! He had to look past the cross to
see us! We were His prize! We were what He kept His eyes on when it got hard! When He faced
unkindness, abandonment, cruelity and rejection! He kept His eyes on us!
Thank you so much, Dear Jesus!
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