Jesus Glasses

A few years back, there was a popular country song that spoke of a man named Billy that was having a hard time in life, but when he put his “beer goggles” on, life looked good, good, good again.  Also, there is a very popular saying “the more I drink, the better you look.” (How many songs have been written about that??)

But the truth is, when you are not in control of yourself, satan has free reign over you.  Drugs and alcohol are two of his biggest weapons.  They create a false environment that makes situations (and even people) look different to you.  Of course in the song, when Billy got back home from partying it up, he fell apart. And anyone that has ever been “under the influence” knows there is nothing good about waking up and not knowing what you did (or who you did it with)!  Those temporary solutions to life’s problems are just that, TEMPORARY. 

Life is hard and people are not perfect. If everything was perfect, there would be no need of a Savior!  In 2 Corinthians, Paul speaks about how we should view things differently after we receive new life in Jesus.  “He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!  This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” 2 Corinthians 5:15-17 NLT

After we receive Jesus as our Savior and become a new person, we should see the world and everything in it through our “Jesus Glasses”.  That is truly the ONLY way to look at life with hope and to look at other people with love.  If you don’t have any “Jesus Glasses” I would love to tell you how to get a pair!!! 

Are you are having difficulty in life and feeling that you just cannot handle the situations thrown at you?  Do you look at other people and only see their faults?  Try waking up every day and committing to look at everything through the eyes of Jesus.  Ask, “What would He do in this situation?  How would He look at this person?”  Study Him through His word and see how He handled things.  Model your life after His.  Pray and ask Him to guide you through it all.  Ask Him to show you how to love people.  

I promise you, when you put those “Jesus Glasses” on life will look good, good, good!!