If anyone can speak to the importance of being mindful of what your eyes are doing, it is Scott Summers… his optical powers earned him the name “Cyclops” for a good reason. The beams that radiate from his eyes could have made him one of the most dangerous and destructive mutants on the planet, but instead he chose to use this power responsibly, wearing a visor over his eyes to control the power they contained inside. While many mutants must “activate” their powers in order to use them, Cyclops’ eyes are in a permanent state of activity that would cause massive damage if they weren’t restrained… his challenge isn’t to use them, but to control when they are used and what they are used for.

Much like Cyclops, our ability to demonstrate discipline and control over our eyes can either be our superpower or our weakness… in this age of instant accessibility we can expose our eyes to things that contribute to anxiety, depression and temptation or we can choose to avoid their destructive impact by placing safeguards over what we permit them to watch, search, read, and absorb. If we want the Lord’s light to shine through us, it starts with ensuring that our eyes are fixed on Him and the things of His kingdom. Let’s make a covenant with our eyes and set our visor on what is pure and virtuous today.

I have made a covenant with my eyes. Job 31:1a

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23

• Like us?  Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, TikTok, or YouTube for our articles, podcasts, and videos!
• Facebook: Finding God in Video Games
• Twitter: @FindingGodIn_VG
• Instagram: Finding God in Video Games
• Podcasts on Spotify/Apple/Google: Finding God in Video Games
• TikTok: @FindingGodInVideoGames
• YouTube: Finding God in Video games