Be Careful Little Eyes What You See
Posted By admin on January 28, 2009
When I was a child, I learned a song in Vacation Bible School. At the time, I didn’t know the importance of such a simple song.
Be careful little eyes, what you see.
Be careful little eyes, what you see.
For the Lord up above, He is looking down in love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.Be careful little ears what you hear.
Be careful little ears what you hear.
For the Lord up above, He is looking down in love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.Be careful little mouth what you say.
Be careful little mouth what you say.
For the Lord up above, He is looking down in love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.Be careful little hands, what you touch.
Be careful little hands, what you touch.
For the Lord up above, He is looking down in love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.Be careful little feet, where you go.
Be careful little feet, where you go.
For the Lord up above, He is looking down in love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.
“The Eyes Are The Window To The Soul”
When we hear this phrase, we tend to think of what we can tell about a person by looking into his or her eyes… as if looking through a window into his or her soul. The truth, however, is that a window allows things in. The phrase should read “MY eyes are the window to MY soul”. I get to decide which things I allow in through MY windows (eyes) and from which things I turn MY eyes away.
In Matthew 6:22-23, Jesus said “The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is unclouded, your whole body will be full of light.
But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light in you is darkness, how dark it will be!” God’s Word Translation“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” King James Translation
Another popular phrase reads “You are what you eat”… That is to say that your mouth is a portal to your body. If you take in that which is healthy, your body will be healthy. If you take in that which is rancid, your body will become infected. Well, your eyes are portals to your body also (and to your soul). If you take in (through your eyes) that which is healthy, your soul will be healthy. If you take in that which is… you get the point.
“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 7:17-21 King James Translation
I remember seeing raw sewage flowing from a mobile home in a rural place several years ago. In the middle of the sewer grew a few tomato plants with big beautiful tomatoes hanging on them. Would you eat such fruit if you saw it? I didn’t! I knew that whatever was going into that tomato plant would be evident in the tomatoes produced by it. The same is true in our lives. Whatever we take in is evident in the fruits we produce.
"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." Luke 6:45 King James Translation
Our society today is plagued with, for lack of a better word, “Freedom”… The world tells us we should be “free” to look at, eat, drink, and partake in anything we desire, including pornography, immoral sexual behavior, alcohol, drugs, foul language, and on and on. We, especially our young people, are literally overwhelmed with corruption to the point that we begin to view sinful behavior as “normal” and “acceptable”. All the things we take in become a part of us. They corrupt our souls and cause us to become obsessed or addicted to them.
Ours is not the first society to embrace such corrupt behavior. Off the top of my head, Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Roman Empire are a couple that come to mind. And, our society didn’t start out embracing the rampant sinful culture of today. Our laws, our constitution, our very country was founded on strong, moral, Christian values.
What happened? Even 30 or 40 years ago, it would have been unimaginable to hear the “F” word on normal television. Until 40 or 50 years ago, abortion was looked upon as murder (and rightfully so).
But I digress.
The focus (MY focus) should be on improving MY relationship with GOD. I should work out MY OWN salvation with “fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12). My focus should be on reading and learning the scriptures and on being obedient to GOD. “For GOD loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 Holman Christian Standard Version
Only I can decide what I take into myself. I can not unsee or unhear or unsay that which I have seen and heard and said.
I will add to this as The Holy Spirit leads me. If any of you should find errors in these words or concepts, please bring them to my attention.
God Bless,
James
P.S. Another good blog about this is located at http://curlee.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/careful-little-eyes-what-you-see-in-order-to-gain-the-whole-world-and-lose-my-soul/ (opens in new window)
And another at http://hubpages.com/hub/Oh-Be-Careful-Little-Eyes-What-You-See
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