“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!
I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
There is something special about the way many grandparents view the world, especially where grandchildren are involved. They ignore faults and overlook shortfalls. They see something in them that many may miss. These grandparents see the world differently, not because they are naïve, but because they see these things in them with a grandparent’s love. We must view the world around us with loving eyes; otherwise, we can miss reaching out to those who need Jesus.
Have you asked God to assist you to see our world differently? The world where our family, friends, neighbours, and even strangers, we pass daily on the street live. All of humanity is created in God’s image. But, since the first created humans started to explore God’s goodness, the evil one proudly sought to distort God’s purpose for us, and our image became corrupted. In God’s world, He wants us to leave judgement to Him and have us focus on telling our world what He has done for us. He created this world to sustain us and allows us to live in it, but He does not want to treat His creation as our realm, stepping over each other to get what we desire at the expense of another.
Satan’s forces have played havoc with this world since the garden. In 2020 we have centuries of experience passed on from generation to generation that causes us to see the world through selfish eyes. We need God’s help to see the world as He does. God does want us to look at each other with the greeting card Valentine’s Day, emotional, passionate type of love, but mostly with love based on honour and respect. If we desire to see the world as He does, we need to ask. When we ask God, He will change our prayers. We will find ourselves praying in partnership with the Holy Spirit. We will see that when we talk with God about our role in His world, He will make His purpose for our lives clearer. Nicole, next time you pray, ask God to let you see the world with “grandparent” eyes.
May God allow and help us to change.