Depth perception is the visual ability to perceive the world in three dimensions and the distance of an object. Depth sensation is the ability to move accurately, or to respond consistently based on the distances of objects in their physical environment. Eye perception and sensation are very important to a person because without it we just might be running into walls or falling down steps! We have got to SEE things in their true state to work, drive, read or do anything effectively!Have you ever been out to eat with someone and they didn't have their glasses and they had to hold the menu 4 feet in front of them in order to read it? ha. Thank God I am not there...YET! it is amazing though how our eyes start wearing out as we age. When I turned 40 to the day I started having problems with seeing things at a distance or road signs! it happened so suddenly and my eye doctor prescribed glasses!
22-23"Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!" Matthew 6:22-23 The Message
Most people go to the optometrist to get their eyes checked out on a yearly basis to see if a new prescription for glasses or contacts are needed. Tests such as Visual acuity, Refraction, Visual Field and Color tests are done. The size, shape of pupils as well as overall eye health is examined and assessed to make sure no diseases are affecting eye
sight or that no infections are setting in. From uncontrolled Blood pressure to Diabetes you can lose your eye sight if your not taking care of your body and unfortunately people do not realize that. In the medical profession the eye issues are considered to be emergencies because without quick action lose your eye sight!
How much more often do we need to go the Great Physician to get our spiritual eyes and body examined? I say daily! If your squinting, having blurry vision, losing sight in an eye or experiencing "floaters" that are affecting the way you see things....it is imperative that you get seen STAT! If you find your self spewing hatefulness, accusing others, jealous or depressed then your body is out of whack and when that happens everything else is out of balance as well. Everyone has heard the saying that "hurting people hurt people". Well it is so true that if you are not living the way you should then your perspective is off and you are unable to live according to Phillipians 4:8 and it will show by your lack of fruits or should we say, "bad fruits".
8-9"Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies." Phillipians 4:8 (MSG)
Your eyes are the windows to your soul! Everything you "see" in life is filtered through many things that can distort or blur your true perspective. I am not talking about walking around with "rose-colored" glasses all the time because we all know that we have trials and struggles that comes our way that we have to really deal with. But having the ability to look to Jesus in our everyday lives and include Him in every thought and encounter will cause you to truly see things in a happier and more victorious way! You may find yourself stumbling around and doing things today that are so out of your character and not in line with the visual acuity God's Word shows us to live by....stop by the Emergency room of prayer or shout out a 911 to a friend... because we all need a "check-up from the neck-up"!
Adjust that Crown!
--Jonna Gibson
