Vision

I am currently watching the anime Gurren Lagann and it is a very manly anime! That is not the point on this post. One of the main characters said something that I found interesting. He said that the reason why our eyes are on the front of our face is so that we can look forward to what is ahead.

It is a simple fact, but by knowing the context of what happened in the anime, I realized that it is easy for us to get stuck in the struggles and sadness of the past. And this hinders us in our spiritual growth. We need to remember our identity in Christ! We ought to learn from the past, but move forward by being full in the present and looking forward to the future since we are have the assurance that God is with us.

When we get to know the Lord more and more, we start seeing things that God sees, and a vision will be revealed to us. And we work towards that goal that God has entrusted with.

In the anime, the other character replies that we can use our eyes to see our leaders' back, so that we can follow to where they are going.

Vision is key.

"Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law." - Proverbs 29:18

"For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins." - 2 Peter 1:9