Today I'm writing a follow-up, because it's not only important what we think about, but also what we look at, because that's pretty much where it all starts.
The people behind the mainstream media understand this like no other. It doesn't really matter what an article is about, as long as there is a suitable (stock) photo that attracts attention. 👉After all, images speak louder than words.
Just ask yourself what it is that gets your attention first when you open a page, whether in the newspaper or on the Internet.
Yes, of course, headlines by themselves do scream. However, the combination with an image that touches people emotionally makes the story complete! An image can be etched in our memory, an article not… just think about that.
It probably won't surprise you that the Bible tells us to purposely direct our eyes as well as our thoughts. In 2 Corinthians 4:18 it says: 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.
Fixing our eyes on unseen things... That's easier said than done. The things we see around us are the reality of every day. No one will deny that. But those things are also temporarily... they pass! (sometimes you wonder what we're all so worried about)
The things we cannot see, are truth and therefore eternal. Love, grace, forgiveness, breath, God himself. Read through all of that chapter 4 and you will see how the writer compares everything he experiences with eternity.
Our viewing is too small, I think that often. The distance between our eyes and a screen or newspaper is at most 60 cm. It would do us good to step outside regularly to view the infinite starry sky. A simple step that can put everything back into proper perspective.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? (Psalm 8:4).
When we only focus on this world, we become hopelessly nearsighted. May our eyes look to the eternal and focus on that.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Marja!
Yes, nearsightedness, that's what it is. God wants us to look beyond what we can see! Thanks Martha.
DeleteAmen! May we keep our eyes on heaven and the things of God!
ReplyDeleteBlessed days to you Marja!❤️
Yes, let's do that, much better than what's going on here at the moment. Thank you Joanne, blessings.
DeleteThank you. 🦋🌻☀🌧☔🌈☀🌌
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, thanks for reading and commenting, you are appreciated!
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