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Seeing the Unseen

Scripture admonishes us to "fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen" (2 Corinthians 4:18). Unfortunately, however, we writers usually do the opposite. We fix our eyes on what is seen, not on the unseen. As a result, we never see the seen fulfilled in our lives.

What does it mean to fix our eyes on the unseen? Simply put, it means to fix our spiritual eyes on God's promises instead of fixing our physical eyes on our circumstances.

So how does this relate to our writing? In very significant ways.

For example, what do you do when you receive a rejection? Do you focus on the seeming failure? Or do you view the rejection as another step closer to acceptance? If you focus on the failure, you are looking at the seen. If you focus on the now closer acceptance, you are looking at the unseen.

The unseen is the realm of faith. It is the realm beyond the reach of the five physical senses. It is the realm of the possible that defies the impossible.

To limit our vision to the sense realm is to limit the power of God in our lives, for God is a Spirit and of the spirit realm. If you want to begin seeing the unseen in your writing, choose to look beyond the seen into the realm where all things are possible to him who believes (Mark 9:23).

And that's my "musing that matters" for today. What's yours? :)

Blessings,

MaryAnn


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