Not My Eyes



I had a strange encounter on Friday in the gym’s locker room. A co-worker who goes to the gym at lunch like me made a comment about the lady who was working out in the free weight area with us on Thursday. He said that he was hoping she was back. I made a comment that I was doing stationary bike and would not be in the free weight area. He told me that I should change it up if she’s in there. I told him that the woman actually got on my nerves because before every set her trainer had her do, she would complain. Yes, she was easy on the eyes but I tried to not look (or stare) at her like this co-worker. My co-worker looked kind of perplexed because of my attitude. I told him that when I got married, I made a vow to respect my wife so I try not to look at other women even though I am not prefect I try not to stare at the women who work out with us. I could tell that this was an alien idea to him.

Jesus made it clear that if a man looks at a woman and lusts after her, he has sinned. In the eyes of God, if you daydream about having sex with a hot young thing you see in the gym; in the eyes of God you committed sexual sin. If I had stared at this woman yesterday and daydreamed about doing things with her, in the eyes of God I would be guilty of adultery. As a child of God (because of the blood of Christ) my eyes are not my own. My eyes belong to Him who owns me lock, stock, and barrel. Jesus paid for my sin debt and now I belong to Him. Just as I told my co-worker, I’m not prefect but I try to avoid staring and when temptation is there I ask God for help. Paul told Timothy to run away from youthful lusts and so I do. As in the movie “Monty Python Holy Grail” I yell in my mind, “Run Away! Run Away!”

I learned a song as a child that seems it up: “Oh be careful little eyes what you see. Oh be careful little eyes what you see. For the Father up above is looking down in love, oh be careful little eyes what you see.” God is everywhere and all knowing. He knows what can trap us and He always makes a way to escape temptation. If I couldn’t control myself yesterday and not look at the woman working out, I would have left the gym without lifting a single weight. I would rather go a day with out exercise than sin in the eyes of my Father.

Married dudes; you made a commitment to your wives. Be careful where you allow your eyes to wonder and where your figures to click on the internet. You lust after other women and fantasize enough and you may just fall to sexual sin. A thought can turn into action. Don’t even give Satan a toe hold or he will push his whole foot in. Just close your eyes.