Tough-Minded Optimism

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Your heart has eyes too

 “Go, find out where Elisha is,” the king ordered, “so I can send men and capture him.” The report came back: “He is in Dothan.” Then the king sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city.
 
When the servant of  Elisha got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid,” Elisha answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 
 
And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
 
2 Kings 6:13-17
 
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you…
 
Ephesians 1:18
 
William Blake wrote: “Man is led to believe a lie when he sees with, not through, the eye.”

The bible encourages us to “walk by faith, not by sight.”

I once heard a preacher say “Don’t believe your lying eyes.”

Then, we have the well know maxim warning us that “everything that glitters isn’t gold.”

Vision is essential, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. That’s why Jesus taught his disciples to “judge not according to appearances.” As the theme of the Transformers movie says, “there’s more than meets the eye.”

Here’s my two cents for today:

If your life doesn’t look very good, maybe it’s time to practice seeing with your heart and not just looking with your eyes.

How do you do this?

Think, speak, and act in accordance with your convictions NOT just your circumstances.

At least that’s the why I see it,

T.K. Coleman

5 Comments»

  MundaSingh123 wrote @

But dont people call those you see with their hearts impractical . ?

  T.K. Coleman wrote @

I’m sure they do, but I wouldn’t let those kind of people occupy too much of my mental space. It’s much for fulfilling to be true to one’s self than to fret over what the crowd thinks. I’d rather be happy and thought of as unpractical than be thought of as practical while feeling miserable with the “man in the mirror.” Besides, I agree with Albert Einstein when he said “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

I say “Do you!”

As the saying goes: “What others think of you is none of your business.”

What do YOU think?

Cheers :)

TK

  MundaSingh123 wrote @

Yes Thanks TKC Great Post . I have really started depending on you to help me find myself back

  T.K. Coleman wrote @

Thank you, Gurvinder :) I appreciate that. It sounds like your intentions are pointed in the right direction. Keep trusting your inner guidance and love yourself relentlessly :)

Cheers :)

TK

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