2 Corinthians 4
Verse 18 "So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever."
Whatever controls your gaze, controls your heart and sets the course of your life. Paul said we don't look at our troubles, we fix our gaze on the eternal not the temporal. When the promises of God become the focus of your life, you will find yourself being renewed in the spirit, day by day. David said it this way in Psalm 121 "I will lift up my eyes unto the hills... my help comes from the Lord" the challenge we face everyday is to look up. Our flesh wants to look down and around but the key to staying encouraged and refreshed is to look up and fix our gaze on the promises of God not the problems of man. It is the upward gaze our hearts and minds that give us the strength and wisdom to reach down and pull people up into the life and grace of God. In essence we look up so that we are equipped to reach down and pull others into the purposes of God for their lives
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