Did you know you have two sets of eyes? This is shocking news, I know! Especially because you probably only see two eyes when you look in the mirror! Well see, we have those two beautiful eyes we look around with everyday, and then we have a set of Spiritual eyes.
Each day as we experience life and all that life may encompass, we may only be using our natural eyes when we should be using our spiritual ones! What we “see” and how we view the world and circumstances around us, directly affects the actions we take and the decisions we make! Some people may say or ask, ” Do you see the glass half empty or half full?” I am going to ask,”Do you see empty hopes and dreams or an opportunity for God?”
We ALL experience obstacles, circumstances and short comings, as well as, gifts and blessings. But what’s different is the way we perceive them. We should begin to ask God to allow us to view life through our spiritual eyes, that allows us to see life as Jesus did. How did Jesus view life? Well, first, He knew that the Father was always with him and loved him! He walked everyday expressing God’s love and actively doing the will of God. Every circumstance that approached him, he always “seen” the reality from the illusion. He always knew that he had the upper hand and every problem was an opportunity for God to do another work! Which leads me to another good point; Jesus knew God did the work and he walked and acted by FAITH!
Kings 6:15-17 shows us a good example of natural “looking” and spiritual “looking.” It also shows why we should ask God to allow us to see with our Spiritual eyes. Elisha’s servant awoke one morning to find troops and chariots outside, that was sent from an angry King. Beginning to panic he asked Elisha what should they do. Elisha replied yo him, “Don’t be afraid. We have more forces on our side than they have on theirs.” (2 Kings 6:16) He then prayed to God and asked God to open his servants “EYES” so he could see. When he prayed to God the servants eyes opened and he seen, “the mountain full of fiery horses and chariots.”(2 Kings 6:17) Here we are two different men in the same situation, yet, each was looking with different eyes that caused different actions. Elisha calm and grounded and his servant anxious and nervous. I’ll say it again, “How we perceive things affect our actions!”
When we are not looking with our Spiritual eyes we open ourselves up to depression, discouragement and unbelief. How? Our vision is off and our of whack. We are no longer viewing the world through eyes of faith but through natural emotion, which does NO good! Our natural eyes are an illusion while our Spiritual eyes are reality, true facts that line up with the will of God. The point of switching over is to line our vision with Gods so we can begin to act accordingly! When we do this we begin to handle situations and circumstances better, because our Spiritual eyes are our faith by which we walk by.
So don’t go another day using your natural eyes. Ask God to allow you to see spiritually, so you can be able to discern and ask for wisdom to act accordingly to your discernment. Ask God in this moment to open your eyes and allow you to see with your spiritual eyes!!
Bare and Beautiful 