Scripture: Luke 11:34
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body is also full of light. But when they are bad, your body is also full of darkness.
Observation:
What does this verse mean by saying “when your eyes are good” or “when they are bad”?
Having good eyes or having bad eyes is talking about what you look at.
When you look at stuff that dishonors God, your eyes are bad; when you look at stuff that is pleasing to God, your eyes are good.
How do your eyes affect the rest of your body? How is your body full of light or full of darkness?
What we look at doesn’t only affect our eyes, but also our mind (even if we don’t realize it!).
Think about it: have you ever seen a funny movie and all the hilarious parts keep replaying in your mind? Have you seen a scary movie and all the creepy parts keep coming back to your mind?
God wants us to see good and holy stuff, so that whatever we remember and think about will be good and holy.
Application:
What are some of the things (movies, magazines, websites, role models) you look at?
Is most of it good or bad?
How can you fill your eyes with only the good stuff?
This can require sacrifice! This can mean throwing away any movies, books, posters, or anything else that doesn’t please God.
Prayer:
Make a commitment to God to begin turning your eyes from bad things to good things. Ask God to give you the discipline to set your eyes only on things that honor him.
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Do you remember singing the song the song "O' be careful" in Sunday school? It says to be careful about what you see. hear, touch, and go. What do you do daily? How many things that you do daily are good and bad? Look at all of the bad things in your life,. How can you get rid of them? For example, let's just say that you crack bad jokes a lot. How would you stop doing that? You could try and think before you speak, or, if that doesn't help, just don't talk at all. But even if you have a different problem, or don't think you have one at all, talk to god and read his scripture. The answer to everything is in the Bible. Even if you can't find the answer in there, just talk to him.
-H
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