We went to the Jr. High football game last night here in Tulia. It was the last game of the year for the Jr. High. As we sat and watched it was fun to hear and see how people saw the game different. You heard people say, "he should have run up the middle instead of to the outside", then others would say about the same play, "he should have ran to the other side instead of to this side. So many different eyes looking at things in a different light. It was amazing. When we look at people do we do the same thing? When we see people with our eyes what do we see. Sometimes I am ashamed to admit, that I do not see people very well. I see each person that I come into contact with each day different. The homeless on the street I see as, "why don't they get a job and support themselves." I see the tattooed ear ring wearing hippie as, "what is that, and why would you do that." I see the rebellious high school kid, as "stay away from me and I don't want anything to do with you or your kind."
But then I think, I have another set of eyes, that I need to look at people with. I have the eyes of my heart. If I start looking at people with my eyes in my heart instead of my head, I might find understanding and love. I would see the homeless person as,"someone that lost his job and has tried to find another one, and needs help and is doing all that he can." I would see the tattooed ear ring wearing hippie, "as someone needing to mark their selves on the outside to say, I need to be marked on the inside by someone, I need love. I would see the rebellious high schooler as," I too need love and need someone to put their arm around me and tell me that they love me, I need someone to show me direction.
When we start seeing people with the eyes of our heart's instead of the eyes of our heads, we can start to have an understanding of people and start helping people find God, for healing and for our healing. We will also see people that God loves. I sometimes have a bad habit of looking at people with the eyes in my head, that are different from me. I pray that God will help me with this and I would start looking through the eyes of my heart. I pray that God would heal me in this area.
Acts 28:27
27For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.
2 comments:
that is a hard thing to do matt for me because really i look at some one and watch alittle bit and how the first show me how they act then i think different but it is hard for me to really look insideint some one who I seen do something
Matt you need an e-mail link on your page. The kids might have prayer request or something, or I might want to be mean to you, no joking, I want it for my personal comments I want to comment this post, but the type person that test my patience might be a reader and I have a funny story. I think between you and Eben, the message might stick, I'm sure I need reminding frequently. Anyway we have several new people in our lives and I am going to show a little love and compassion even if they don't fit my profile.
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