Thursday, April 12, 2012

What Are You Looking At?

"But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge..." Psalm 141:8

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Cor. 4:18

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith..." Hebrews 12:2

The gift of sight is precious. The Lord has created the earth with infinite beautiful sights to behold. And in today's technological age, the sheer volume of what is available for us to look at through TV and the internet boggles the mind. Some are worth a second or even a third glance, and some things should cause us to look the other way. But what are we fixing our eyes on?

The Bible says we should fix our eyes on Jesus. How do we do that? I would suggest that it is a mindset, and a "heart set". Are we thinking of Him throughout our days? Are we in continuous communication with Him?

What about when we are in the midst of difficult circumstances? Are we fixing our eyes on Him? Or are we preoccupied with the troubles around us?

"'Come', He (Jesus) said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, 'Lord, save me!' Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. 'You of little faith,' He said, 'why did you doubt?'" Matthew 14:29-31

As long as Peter had his eyes focused on Jesus, he was doing just fine; in fact, he was actually walking on the water! But as soon as he took his eyes off Jesus and became distracted by the storm around him, he began to sink. How often are we like that? As long as we are looking to Jesus in all things, we are doing well, even in the midst of life's difficulties. It is when we take our eyes off of our Lord and start looking at the things around us that we start to sink.

Let's not become distracted by the things of this world, nor by our problems, but rather let's keep our eyes fixed on Jesus always, so that, whether we are in calm seas or in the midst of a fierce storm, He will keep us afloat.

Stacey Poplawski
WOC Graduate

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