What's in Front of You?

What's In Front of You?
Mar 16, 2009
Matthew 5:29 "If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. . . "

You can only see what's in front of you. That statement, simple as it may sound, is rather profound. If something is not in front of us, then we aren't looking at it. This is also true for our minds. If something is not in the forefront of our minds, then we are not focusing on it, or dwelling on it. We have the ability to place things before our eyes and we have the ability to place things in the forefront of our minds, focusing on whatever we place before us. The things we choose or allow to be placed in the forefront of our minds or eyes could cause problems.

The Bible gives a rough solution for the things that are causing us a problem or allowing us to fall into sin. The Bible says if our eye allows us to fall into sin, then we should gouge it out. You and I know better than that; we know what controls the eyes. The Bible isn't really telling us that it is the fault of the eye if we fall into sin by what we see. But it is telling us that if we cannot control what we place in front of us, causing us to sin, then it would be better to cut out our eyes.

There is a slightly better solution to cutting out your eyes. Prevention. Prevention, essentially has the same effect as cutting out your eyes. If you cut out your eyes, you inhibit them from seeing anything that would cause you to fall into sin. If you prevent your eyes from seeing something by AVOIDING it or looking at something else, you've accomplished the same task AND saved your eyeballs. This is true in regard to your eyes' and mind's view.

If what you place in the forefront of your mind causes you to sin, don't cut out your mind, avoid thinking about it or think about something else. This is easier said than done. Remember, you can only see what is in front of you. If you place your past in front of you, that is all you'll see. If you place your hurts and failures in front of you, that is all you'll see. If you place your desires in front of you, that is all you'll see. On the flip side, if you place your future in front of you, that is all you'll see. If you place your hopes and dreams in front of you, that is all you'll see. If you place God's desire for you and your life in front of you, that is all you'll see.

Christian, it is time to start changing the scenery of your mind and start looking at something else. What you've been thinking about and looking at all this time is not helping you or accomplishing God's will for your life. You don't have to cut out your eyes, you can start looking at what God wants you to see. God wants you to see His beautiful plan for you and mankind. God wants you to see His hand in everything that is in your life. God wants you to see His redemption that is at work in your situations right now. God wants you to see HIM!

What's in front of YOU?

1. What have you been looking at or focusing on?
2. What should you be looking at or focusing on?
3. How could your life be changed if you only focused on what God placed before you?

Add. Scriptures for Study: Matt 18:9, Mark 9:4, 1 Cor 7:32-35, 2 Cor 10:5, Phil 4:8