Eyes.

I feel so incredibly blessed to have eyes. To be able to see and gaze at some of the prettiest things on Earth.
Look around you. Right now I see my printer, my beautiful puppy Oscar, and pink flowers on a shelf in the living room. I feel so blessed, even though the simplicity of it, to be able to see this on a daily basis.

I get to see my future husband and my loving family who cracks me up when I have the worst of days. I even get to see my best friends at school. I get to see the sunrise and the sunset on a daily basis- a masterpiece that God painted across the sky. To see all these things is just overpowering and fills me with bliss. Whether seeing a little bird or someone becoming healed by missionaries through Jesus, it is proof to me that there is a God out there. I get to look myself in the mirror (which I seriously do too much); watch my favorite shows on the television and read my Bible. I get the privilege of reading information in class that I can use in my future career and college. Thank you God for giving me eyes and the capability to see. I am thankful that I only have to wear glasses and not drastic things. Again, thank you God for giving me eyes.


You may read this post and think (or say),"Why is she only pointing out the good things in life? Is she blessed to see people homeless and all the sin in this world?"
To honestly answer this question, the sin of Earth saddens me very deeply. To see people in Haiti and third world countries; teenagers depressed at my school; and people getting in fights over silly things makes me very sad and grieving. But imagine if we couldn't see what was going on? I believe it would be more painful to not be able to see things that are wrong in this world then to actually see it. We have eyes. We can see all the things wrong around us. But being able to see these things are a blessing everyday. It gives us hope for the future to change this around. Seeing all these disaster pictures of Haiti, or knowing someone who has been through or going though depression not only wakes us up from our selfishness; but it allows us to create a movement that we can help others. Does this make sense?

But how do we change?
I know already that I am not perfect- I mess up on a daily basis. If I were to say I was better than anybody else, I already know that that would be a big lie. However, what I do know is that I am living for Christ. I am going to aspire to give my life to the Father who gave me life. (: We can love on somebody by listening to their problems and not being a fake friend. Care about them. We can only trust in the Lord that once we plant the seed, through continuous prayer, the person will harvest.
*Partially inspired by Give me your eyes by Brandon Heath; otherwise I was inspired because I personally don't really thank God for the things in my life that I have, instead I want more. I am trying to get better at this, and I really do feel SO thankful for being able to see. It is an amazing thing isn't it? Praise God*