Christian Living

Through Love’s Eyes

Posted on by Simler
25
Oct

When I look through theEYES OF LOVEI see you differently.

  • You look prettier.
  • Your kindnesses to me are moreappreciated .
  • And your indifferences to my needs don’t hurt me nearly as much.

THROUGH LOVE’S EYES, I am able to see you as the beautiful, eternal-destined creature that you are.

As long as Isee youTHROUGH LOVE’S EYES, I can forgive you more readily, serve you with gladness, and release all tendencies toward competitiveness.

It is only THROUGH LOVE’S EYES that I can offer you my left cheek when you have just slapped my right one. (Matthew 5:39, Luke 6:29)

It is only THROUGH LOVE’S EYES that I can look on you with pity and compassion when you betray me behind closed doors with your maligning words. (Psalm 35:12-14)

And where do my EYES OF LOVE come from?

From Christ Jesus of course!

I am only able to offer love and forgiveness toward my fellow man because Christ Jesus first offered them to me. (John 3:16, John 1:28-30, Acts 5:29-31, Matthew 26:27-29,)

Another reason is because Christ Jesus says that if don’t forgive others then He won’t forgive me:

“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not,
and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure,
pressed down, and shaken together, and running over,
shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure
that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” (Luke 6:37-38)

It is only through the humbling of myself through prayer, Bible reading, and fasting that I am capable of being more than my sinful self.

The Psalmist said:

“When I consider the heavens, the moon and the stars, what is man that thou art mindful of him or the son of man that thou visitest him…” (Psalm 8:3-5)

Likewise, when I realize how great, big, and powerful the eternal God is, it seems rather futile to puff and stomp over the falls and foibles of my fellow earth traveler.

Think about it.

We humans are no bigger to the eternal God than an ant.

Go outside and watch an ant for a few minutes. They are busy, busy, busy doing their jobs and having their struggles, but it would be rather silly for them to suddenly look up at you and shake their fist at you when you could in one instance step on them and end their life.

God could, if He chose do the same to us.

When we think about God’s greatness and our smallness and when we consider the power ofHis inifinte love, mercy, and forgiveness,why would we want to spend one ounce of energy on complaining, self-pity, and retaliation?

Instead, let’s fill ourselves to the brim with God’sWord. Also, let’s pray daily – hourly if need be- so that we can love others as Christ loved us.

One of my regular prayers is for God to pour His love in me so that I can pour it out to those around me.

“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God;
and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
(1 John 4:7-8)

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