Have you ever stopped in your tracks and looked around to see what someone was looking at. And once you figured it out did you focus on the object and try to look at it the same way they did?
I get very tickled at the difference between my children. Each of them have such a different way of looking at things. Say there was a tree in the middle of a pasture. As Kristina stood and looked at this tree she would begin to describe the color, shape and size of the leaves, the length of the branches, the height of the tree. She may discuss the roots and ask questions about how deep they were. She would look around the tree, possibly walk around to get the view from the other side. Not one single time would she look through the tree she would simply look at the tree and accept it for what it was. Nothing more, nothing less. She sees the actual beauty of the tree just as it is.
As Gabe approached the tree he would immediately ask how far away the tree was from the edge of the pasture. He would want to know specifics of its dimensions, height, possibly weight. He would inquire about the animals that lived in and around this tree. He would not notice the leaves nor the branches. He may possibly comment on how much sunlight comes through the tree and how much shade is cast on the ground from the tree. My precious Gabe would look through the tree and discuss it's potential and possibilities. Firewood? Possibly shelter? Gabe sees the tree for its potential...what it can be.
I enjoy looking at objects with both of my children at the same time. Sometimes they will begin to argue over how they see the object and other times they ponder over how the other one sees it like that. Me, I'm somewhere in the middle. If I turn my head one way I see the tree just as Kristina does but yet if I cock my head the other way I can see exactly where Gabe is coming from. The way my children look at an object is the exact way they live their lives. Kristina is careful and respectful. She accepts people, obstacles, life for what it is. She doesn't make it more than it is she just accepts it and moves on. Gabe is always looking at how to better his situation. How to help someone. The potential...the possibilities.
I heard a Christmas song this morning sung by Gloria Estefan and in one line she says "I want to see Christmas through your eyes..." This got me thinking. I wonder what the world is like through God's eyes. I know as a Mother I do everything I can to protect my children from seeing things that they shouldn't see and I know that God must do the same thing with His children. Wow! The world that He sees. The heartache He must feel. The sadness that must come over Him. The world through God's eyes...I just can't imagine.
Jesus said in John 3:12 "But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things?" (NLT). Oh what pretenders we are! So many times...I retract that...all the time we find it easier to believe fiction that fact! Lies are easier to believe than truth! You want to see the world through God's eyes? Here ya go..."For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16-17 (NLT). He loved us so much that He sent HIS son to save us. Could I lay my life down for you? Possibly. Could I lay my life down for one of my children? Without a second thought! Could I lay down my child's life for you...a liar, a cheater, a thief, etc.? Most definitely not!
God's eyes...a vision you and I will never be able to behold!
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