Today I want to talk about The Lens. What is The Lens? Good question. I'm glad you asked. Before I talk about The Lens, let's talk about lenses in general for a minute. When I think of lenses, I think of glasses. Have you ever put on prescription glasses that weren't yours? Everything looks very distorted doesn't it? I used to wear glasses but I had lasik surgery several years ago and don't need them now. I didn't wear them at all until I was an adult.
I will never forget this. It was my first year of law school and I had to drive to Dallas and back to Fort Worth everyday because the classes were in Dallas. Now on the way home, everything was always a little fuzzy at night. The lights weren't clear and I always had trouble seeing the street signs on the freeway. Then one day, I went to see an eye doctor and I was prescribed glasses. I got my first pair of glasses from a Wal-Mart off of Rufe Snow Drive in Fort Worth and I will never forget the day. I put the glasses on and walked outside. I was completely amazed at all that I could see. It was as if scales had fallen off my eyes and it was amazing. If you have ever had glasses, you completely understand.
So what is The Lens? The Lens is what we see life through. It's what we look through when we see other people. It's also what we look through when we look in the mirror. The Lens effects everything. The thing I want to focus on for a minute is how the lens effects the way we see other people.
Have you ever seen someone you thought was strange or weird? What makes them weird? It's the way they look when you compare them to yourself or other people. See I believe that we are all a little weird in our own ways. But what if you are looking at that person through the wrong lens and instead of being weird they are actually just unique. I think sometimes if we would take off our glasses that filter what is cool and what isn't we will find some very amazing individuals. I think we should all look at other people through a certain lens though - the lens of love.
Now I am not talking about the mushy gushy feeling you get when you are around your boyfriend or girlfriend, what I mean is that we should love everyone. God does. Does that shock you? God loves sinners. Now I can already hear you screaming that he doesn't but it's true. God only hates the sin but he loves everyone. That means he can feel when others hurt even if they aren't living exactly the way he wants them to. I say if it's good enough for God, it's good enough for us. So let me ask you who are you looking at and seeing the wrong thing? As you walk through tomorrow in this Christmas season, would you look at everyone you are near through a lens of love? That's a tough thing to do but well worth it.
And that's another Opinion of the Minion
I will never forget this. It was my first year of law school and I had to drive to Dallas and back to Fort Worth everyday because the classes were in Dallas. Now on the way home, everything was always a little fuzzy at night. The lights weren't clear and I always had trouble seeing the street signs on the freeway. Then one day, I went to see an eye doctor and I was prescribed glasses. I got my first pair of glasses from a Wal-Mart off of Rufe Snow Drive in Fort Worth and I will never forget the day. I put the glasses on and walked outside. I was completely amazed at all that I could see. It was as if scales had fallen off my eyes and it was amazing. If you have ever had glasses, you completely understand.
So what is The Lens? The Lens is what we see life through. It's what we look through when we see other people. It's also what we look through when we look in the mirror. The Lens effects everything. The thing I want to focus on for a minute is how the lens effects the way we see other people.
Have you ever seen someone you thought was strange or weird? What makes them weird? It's the way they look when you compare them to yourself or other people. See I believe that we are all a little weird in our own ways. But what if you are looking at that person through the wrong lens and instead of being weird they are actually just unique. I think sometimes if we would take off our glasses that filter what is cool and what isn't we will find some very amazing individuals. I think we should all look at other people through a certain lens though - the lens of love.
Now I am not talking about the mushy gushy feeling you get when you are around your boyfriend or girlfriend, what I mean is that we should love everyone. God does. Does that shock you? God loves sinners. Now I can already hear you screaming that he doesn't but it's true. God only hates the sin but he loves everyone. That means he can feel when others hurt even if they aren't living exactly the way he wants them to. I say if it's good enough for God, it's good enough for us. So let me ask you who are you looking at and seeing the wrong thing? As you walk through tomorrow in this Christmas season, would you look at everyone you are near through a lens of love? That's a tough thing to do but well worth it.
And that's another Opinion of the Minion
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