CROSS-EYED

I hope you have noticed that I am cross-eyed. You would not have detected it by looking at me. You would only “see” it by getting to know me. My eyes are fixed on the cross of Christ, and therefore I am cross-eyed and proud of it.

I was not always cross-eyed. There was a time when I was blind. I could not see the cross. More accurately, I would not see the cross. I had religion but not a relationship with Christ, which is the most common symptom of spiritual blindness. “Religion” had given me false sight. I believed I was a good Christian because I attended church regularly and did not curse, smoke or drink.

My vision began to clear when I first saw the Light of Christ shining through my darkness. It was then that I saw a Father and friend holding out His arms to me.   Still, at times I had only one eye on the cross and the other on the things of the world, making my newfound sight very distorted. The day I got on my knees and turned my life over to Christ, I became cross-eyed and began to see things clearly. With both eyes focused on the cross, my heart began to fill with joy and hope. My soul found peace. My attitude changed.

The condition of the eyes determines the condition of the heart and vice versa. Job 31:7 and Acts 28:27 verify these truths. If you are only half-focused on the cross, you will also be half-hearted in your walk with the Lord.

So, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:2). “See” Christ as a Savior and friend, not as a stern disciplinarian. Never be too afraid, ashamed, or cool to be cross-eyed. All who fix their eyes on Jesus will become cross-eyed and in God’s eyes will find favor.

--Becky Wall