Earthly Eyes

" Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do."

Proverbs 4:23

"Dear heart, do you belong to me or do I belong to you?
Just look at all the trouble you dragged me into. I’ve heard it said to follow your heart but I’m starting to wonder if it’s gone too far. Oh heart, you let me down. Chasing love, when it can’t be found. Heart, we’ve fallen out. All of your emotions have led me to doubt. Tell me who’s gonna save us now?........Only Jesus can save us now." -Dear Heart by Sanctus Real

I see you through earthly eyes. I can't stand who you are and I can see every single fault. I have locked your actions in my heart and this grudge weighs heavy. I keep thinking of the things you have done to me and I just can't forgive you. You've done so much and I have had it up to here. I'm going to forget you. It's so hard when everything reminds me of you. I look in the mirror and I see you. See the enemy has me blinded. 

So what am I to do? I cry out to God. I ask him to view you through his eyes. Then I see it the veil is lifted. I have to love you no matter what. No one is perfect, but everyone deserves love. I see a beautiful person and I see your potential. I see what you have done but I choose to forgive you, because that's what God would do. He FORGIVES. No sin is too great for him. I accept his grace and his mercy and I am grateful for it. I put my emotional baggage at his feet and beg him to take it away and he does. After all I am not led by my emotions I am led by Jesus. By God's grace we are saved. 

When people get on my bad side. I have to go directly in prayer and lift them up. I have to make the choice to forgive them. Forgiveness isn't based on feeling, if it was we would never forgive anyone. It's three words I forgive you, and if the bitterness creeps back into the cracks located in my heart I have to ask God to remove it before it turns into something ugly. I have to remind myself that I forgave so that I can keep moving forward. Is it easy? No, but just because it's hard doesn't mean it's impossible. 

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13