More than Meets the Eye

Things are not always what they seem. Often there is more going on below the surface that we are not able to see. Our clearness of vision, termed, visual acuity, is dependent not only on eye’s retinal focus but also on the brains interpretation of it. So even if you have 20/20 vision or the “eagle eye” of 20/10 vision there is still room for misinterpretation. In fact, scientists have shown that the eyes can’t always be trusted because the brain processes “perceived” sizes of things rather than actual size. Our processing systems can give us faulty information and interpretation. I think we have all had times where we found this to be true in our own lives. People and situations are often more complex, interesting and meaningful than they appear at first glance. Life is complicated with many parts at play, more than meets the eye. So it is important to remember that there is more going on than only what we see. Don’t stop looking just stop assuming what you see is all there is.

“I don’t think the way you think. The way you work isn’t the way I work.” God’s Decree

Isaiah 55:8 MSG

God’s ways are not ours. He is so great and so outside of all we can ask or imagine. I am so thankful and so glad that He sees beyond what I see and works in ways higher than my mind could ever fathom. However, this poses problems at times when things don’t make sense to me, when He doesn’t do what I think He should, or when He does things differently than I thought He would. We see over and over throughout the Scripture that God is working for the GOOD in ways so far beyond what we see and beyond what we think of what we see. Yet, we miss Him unable to see that God is working in ways beyond what we can perceive. The Israelites desert time was their saving, Joseph’s imprisonment led to the saving of him family and country, Jesus’ death on a cross was not the death of hope but rather the life of it. We’ve read the stories and experienced our own stories, so now in the midst of our hard spot let us remember even here God is working. When it comes to God we can know that there is always more than meets the eye. He is always on the job, always at work, and always doing more than our minds perceive. We can trust Him with His ways even when they are not ours.