By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:
16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
As we mature in Christ our perspective changes thus changing our priorities. Rather than seeing how we can extract from others, we look for ways to be a blessing to mankind. We become willing to sacrifice to the point where the old priorities become nonexistent and pointless. We begin seeing others from Christ’s perspective, some with joy and others with sorrow.
As our Spiritual eyes mature our perspective in all matters becomes clearer and FATHER guides us through life embracing what HE embraces and distancing ourselves from all else unless HE chooses us to minister in such areas. The physical becomes less important than the Spiritual. In 1 Samuel chapter 16 by THE SPIRIT it was written:
7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the LORD sees, for man sees what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart.”
Looking into the heart will bring forth joy or sadness depending on the state of the individual. FATHER selected David not by his outward appearance but by what was in his heart. Men continually focus on outward appearance as the deciding factor in their willingness to align themselves with that individual rather than finding out what motivates the individual and his or her willingness to serve the purpose at hand. With Love being the ultimate motivation, one who is guided by Love will be the most reliable. Those will self-interest at heart will only be reliable until their self-interest supersedes the task at hand. They are motivated but with conditions.
By THE SPIRIT Paul spoke in Acts chapter 28:
25 So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, 26 saying,
‘Go to this people and say:
“Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand;
And seeing you will see, and not perceive;
27 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.” ’
We are warned about becoming hard of hearing and blind to understanding. Additionally we are warned of our hearts growing “dull”. There are those who were once vibrant in their commitment to FATHER but over the years have grown lukewarm in their willingness to serve HIM. They began living a life of compromise and little by little they made decisions to redirect their priorities to the things of the world. They allowed their eyes to focus on things that are of little or no importance to the Kingdom of Our Heavenly Father. Dullness occurs over time just as hot water becomes lukewarm. Slowly we see the trend and then there develops a resistance to FATHER’S Word. The cares of the world have crept in.
As we see these situations occur, we must take heed lest we fall into the same trap. We must reprioritize if necessary. We must look at the man in the mirror and make a critical assessment so that we sidestep any snare set before us. We are given Spiritual eyes in order to see the pitfalls of the world’s path and steer clear. We are given Spiritual eyes to bring forth correction as appropriate, encouragement when there is a willingness to receive, and the discernment to identify the root of the problem. Let us keep our Spiritual eyes open at all times.