How We Feel Determines What We See

How we feel determines what we see.

Feeling fearful?
Suspicious movement in the shadows catch your attention.

Feeling hungry?
Everywhere you look, another fast food advertisement pops up.

Feeling confident?
Somehow, you catch all the admiring looks and smiles of approval.

Feeling arrogant?
You quickly notice how weak, inept and foolish these people are.

Feeling shy?
It’s obvious that everyone fits perfectly here—except you.

Feeling hopeful?
Opportunity is everywhere!

Feeling angry?
Each failure and act of incompetence plays out vividly before you.

Feeling happy?
You see beauty everywhere—the falling leaves, snow-capped mountains and fluffy clouds.

When Jesus saw crowds of people, he felt compassion for them.

How He felt determined what He saw.

He didn’t feel put-out, bothered, annoyed, superior, scared, disappointed, let-down…

He felt compassion.

He felt compassion and saw that people were hurting, confused, struggling, helpless—like sheep without a shepherd. (Matthew 9.36)

Jesus, full of compassion for the crowds, turned to his disciples and said, “What a huge harvest! How few workers! On your knees and pray…” (Matthew 9.37, 38 MSG)

The harvest demands more workers who are motivated by compassion.

That’s right—we need more compassion workers!

The harvest is huge.

Hurting, confused, struggling, helpless people should never annoy us (not if we’re motivated by compassion).

How we feel determines what we see.

Let’s pray this simple prayer: God—help us to feel what you feel and see what you see!

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