"'Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!" Matthew 6:22,23 NLT
Runner's World Magazine recently reported that our hearts are not the only organ in our bodies that can benefit from regular running. In new research set to be published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, studies found that the more fit and active a person is, the less likely they are to develop glaucoma, a serious eye disease that can lead to blurry vision and even blindness. Running 10 miles per week at a 10-minute pace, they say, is all it takes to rank in the study's fittest, most-active category. That's another great reason to lace up those shoes isn't it?
And you know, when it comes to healthy eyes and clear vision, the Bible tells us that when our eyes are good or healthy, our "whole body is filled with light" but when they are bad, our "whole body is filled with darkness." In other words, our eyes are a doorway to our minds. Which means that if you and I are going to be pure, or filled with the light of Jesus, we must be vigilant about guarding that doorway by monitoring the things (movies, books, internet sites) we allow our eyes to see.
So knowing that we are "filled" with the things we view, may we be choose to look upon only those things that will draw us closer to the Lord my friend and pray as David did... "Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word."
Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that the things that we put into our minds have the power to make us more like You or less like You. Help us to truly grasp that thought that we might tenaciously guard the things we allow ourselves to look upon that we might be filled with light. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen,
Happy Running!!!
Turn your eyes on Jesus - Selah
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