Everywhere we look we see and hear lifeless news. We hear of the tragedies of broken relationships. The arguments of politicians, columnists, and officials. Even weather is bad news. If it’s cold, it’s too cold. If it’s nice, it’s not nice enough. It seems that everywhere we turn there is no good news to be found. But what would happen if we put Christ’s eyes on? What would happen if we would see the world through the eyes of Christ?

So how do we get the eyes of Christ when so many profess the mind of Christ? For there seems to be a disconnect between the mind and eye, or at least what the mind interprets from the eye. Those who have trusted in Christ and been put into Him by faith are promised new hearts and lives. And the believer is promised and commanded to continually be transformed and renewed in their minds. Romans 12:1-2.

First, to have the eyes of Christ, pray for Christ to anoint your eyes to see as He sees. In John 9, Christ anointed the blind mans eyes, and he came back seeing. You see, as believers in Christ, when we see bad news we must see opportunity. All bad news leads back to the gospel. The misery and brokenness of this world can only be solved in the power of Christ. Pray that Christ can change the disgust and fear that comes from bad news and replace it with hope and faith knowing that these reports and stories are places where the gospel will shine bright. Then, as you eyes are transformed from despair to hope, pray for the bad news, that God will send messengers of good news.

Second, to have the eyes of Christ is to have the hands and feet of Christ. Once you have new eyes, and you no longer see the misery and bad news as dead ends, push past the feelings of defeat and despair and move. If you hear or see a broken relationship, move in to become a friend and listener. Maybe you posses a talent of writing. Submit articles to the paper that are positive in nature. Maybe share what good things are happening at your local church. Write a letter to a missionary in an area of the world that is facing severe persecution and tell them you care and are praying.

When we receive news eyes we can no longer overlook uncomfortable situations. With new eyes we see the whole world as an opportunity to share Christ’s love. With new eyes we see every news article and report, every Facebook post, conversation, relationship, struggle and success as ways to share the eyes of Christ. Because when Jesus saw bad news, messes, brokenness and failure He had compassion and shared himself with them. So will you ask for news eyes and put your life in motion for Christ? Will you stop seeing bad news and start seeing opportunities for the gospel? I pray you and I will to bring glory to the Lord and sight to the sightless.

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.” (John 9:1-12 ESV)