Set your sight on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2 Jubilee Bible 2000
“Children as young as 6 being diagnosed with myopia, new study shows…”
As I leaned in to listen to the news report, I recalled my own recent eye exam. Apparently, I too had diagnosed years ago with a minor form of myopia, a fancy term for near or short-sightedness. For whatever reason, I had never bothered to follow up with the prescribed glasses. So, over time, I had been losing more and more of my distance vision. Because the progress was so gradual, I hadn’t really noticed the changes to my vision but, like the children in this new study, I was definitely becoming increasingly short sighted.
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As I thought about the report, I considered the fact that short-sightedness was not just a growing issue among the young. I reflected on the recent US election, which produced arguably the most disrespectful and divisive political campaigning in modern history. Diagnosis? Shortsightedness. I thought about the mounting national and global debt crises with no end or solution emerging. Diagnosis? Shortsighteness. I contemplated the increasing criticism being lobbied against companies and even churches as silence (a.k.a. greed) in the face of atrocious social injustices becomes increasingly prevelant. Diagnosis? Shortsightedness.
As Christ-followers who are leaders, we are called to use our lives and influence to not only recognize, but also to avoid, avert and correct short-sightedness in its many forms. Our perspective is to be shaped not only by a long term view, but also by an eternal one.
Colossians 3:2 urges us to “Set {our} minds on things above, not on earthly things.” The Jubilee Bible 2000 translates this verse, “Set your sight on things above,..”
If we will allow this command to truly shape our professional and personal decision making, I believe we will be continuously evolving into leaders who honour God consistently, serve others faithfully and leave a legacy brilliantly; role-models who radically reduce the risk of short-sightedness not only in this generation but also for the ones to follow.
Admittedly, eradicating short sightedness is a lofty and daunting proposition. But lofty and daunting propositions have never been any match for our God who specializes in doing “exceeding abundantly above all we can ask, think or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20).
Today I want to encourage you to re-calibrate your insight, foresight and hindsight so that you can live, lead and love from a place far beyond “20/20” – a place of anointed clarity!
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