Seeing With God's Eyes

Have you ever noticed the way you look at something can transform your attitudes and actions toward a particular situation or person?

Quiet often we view situations and people around us in a way that benefits us the most. That is a kind way to say we view things in a selfish way. We tend to look at situations and people in ways that would benefit us.

But what would happen if we viewed situations and people through God's eyes? What would happen if instead of thinking about our own needs or wants when interacting with other people we simply attempted to see people the way God sees them.

I'm sure that perhaps there are a few scriptures that affirm the viewpoint of seeing people the way God wants us to see them.

For Summer of Blessing we are supposed to be meeting our neighbors? Why? That seems so ridiculously simple. Wouldn't it be better to develop some elaborate plan with detailed follow up for connecting with people around us?

Well...

Perhaps learning to simply view the people around us with God's eyes is where we all need to start. How amazing would it be if every time we interacted with anyone around us our first response was to quickly pray and ask God to help us see this person with his eyes. The results might amaze us. We might discover ourselves generously showing patience, mercy, and kindness to some. We may discover ourselves taking a few moments to interact with others not because we have the time but because God needs us to take the time. We might begin to recognize people who are seeking God and need someone to talk to. We might encounter someone who simply needs a word encouragement. And we might even be surprised to discover that God has brought someone into our lives tnot so we can bless them but so that they can bless us.

Have you been a blessing to someone this week?