"How to See Better & Live Better" - Pt. 1, The Power of Healthy Perception

How to See Better & Live Better

Pt 1 The Power of Good Eyes

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" – Matthew 6:23-24

How we see or perceive is one of the important keys to victorious living, success, and fruitful ministry. 

"Perception is how we see and understand what occurs around us—and what we decide those events will mean. Our perceptions can be a source of strength or of great weakness. Faulty perceptions lead to misdirection & disconnection. We participate in creation and destruction of our obstacles.

So what are your perceptions today?" (Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way)

There things in life that we can and cannot control. Our perception is one of the things we can control. We want to have "healthy eyes," which is seeking things as they are and through the Word of God. Bad perception taints our world and our reality. As Jesus said, when your eyes are healthy, your whole body (life) is full of light. On the other hand, when you eyes are unhealthy, your body is full of darkness.

One key to healthy perception is to be objective. 

Definition: not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased. Intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book.

Unhealthy perception often comes from being subjective:

Based on feelings or opinions rather than facts; Pacing emphasis on one's own feeling, mood, attitude, and opinions

[Simone Manual gold medal performance: http://www.newcovenant.org/Simone.mp4]