the eyes see…the body follows
Kathy on Feb 4th 2008
The driver education teacher I had in High School gave me some great tips on driving. I was having trouble driving straight. I was watching the lines on the right and left, trying to stay in the middle of my lane. The teacher told me to just look straight ahead, where I wanted to go and my hands would automatically steer the car to follow in that path. I tried it and it worked beautifully!
This little tip seems very simple but became invaluable; especially later when living on the mission field in Manila, Philippines. The traffic there is bad…you cannot imagine, you have to experience it. The vehicle next to me would literally be a couple of inches from my van. The only way I kept from having an accident was heeding the advice of keeping my eyes where I wanted to go, not looking to the right or left. There were often drop offs, and again, I would concentrate on keeping my eyes where I needed to go and my vehicle would follow.
The same is true with my body . The things I look on I seem to eventually become…my eyes look, my mind thinks, my body follows.
God of Heaven and Earth and Master of my heart, Help me keep my eyes on you. Then as I read Your Word, meditate on your goodness, praise and worship you, my body will follow with actions that please you. Since I am human and will make mistakes, those actions will include getting up when I mess up. I love you and trust you. In Jesus Almighty Name, Amen!
Psalm 101:3
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:
