Fix My Eyes ~ 2 Corinthians 4:18

 2 Corinthians 4:18 tells us, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal." I choose to share this verse today because the majority of us tend to focus so much more on our outside appearance than what actually matters- our inside appearance.

I'm definitely guilty of this. I'm almost always finding myself trying to fix something outwardly, whether that be the way I look, the way I do something, or the way I present myself to the world. This verse mentions that we shouldn't fix our eyes on what is seen because its temporary. It'll be gone before you know it. 

For example, at the beginning of 7th grade I was at a new school, and before the first day I told myself exactly who I was going to be and what I was going to be doing. It sounded a little something like: "I'm going to be well liked, in a huge friend group, make good grades, and look pretty doing it."

You want to know how that plan turned out? Awful. I had no friends, I was the most insecure about myself I'd ever been, and people talked about me a lot. One of the only good things was that I did make good grades. People had talked about me before at different schools behind my back, but I didn't really care. Now that my image was something I was working 24/7 on and wanting nothing more than for people to like it, I cared about it too much.  Me focusing on what is seen left me very broken. 

Instead I should've been working on what is unseen, working on being a light in the darkness, not trying to impress, encourage, and be a part of the darkness! 

Even though the beginning of 7th grade wasn't great, during the middle of the year I had to switch schools. By this time I didn't even have a plan, I'd kinda just given up. Who cares anyway? If I isolate myself, people can't talk about me or judge me because nobody is going to notice me. That wasn't a great plan either, but the rest of seventh grade ended better than how it started. 

I've been trying to work a lot on what is unseen. Even though 7th grade wasn't a good year for me, I'm so glad it happened because now I can say from experience that focusing on what is seen is very pointless and it hurts you. 

Focusing on what is unseen is everlasting. It's life to me. 

I still struggle with focusing on my seen features, but spending time with the Lord and trapping His words in my heart is helping me grow. Ask God to fix your eyes. Let the Lord speak to you today and listen to Him; trap His words in your heart and let it become life to you. 

Until next time,

Jesus loves you (more than you know) - ArissaDenae