We talked about the idea that Jesus says we're free. Jesus came to make us free, and he wants to keep us free. And in order to keep us free, he wants us to be master of certain areas of our lives. And one of those areas is what we look at. The things we look at can really have a powerful impact on our minds. It can have a powerful impact on our relationships. Some things we look at truly elevate us. They bring us closer to God. They bring us closer to other people and they elevate our soul in a really beautiful way.
You see a phenomenal sunset, or you walk into St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York or you walk into Notre Dame in Paris or look at the Sistine Chapel. Some things we look at, they raise us up to be who God created us to be. And other things we look at, they drag us down; they degrade us. They make us less than who God dreams of us being. There's messages and visual stimulation everywhere, and Jesus wants us to be master of our eyes because the eyes are the windows to our soul which is why custody of the eyes is such a powerful, important spiritual discipline.
