What Our Eyes Say
Guest Post by Dawn Ford
“Don’t look at me in that tone!”
When I was in my early twenties I was pretty cocky. I’d come from a 
dysfunctional background where my parents had made some pretty big mistakes. I determined I was not going to do the same things because I knew better. Soon, I developed an attitude. Nobody was going to tell me the way things were. I had it all figured out, and if I didn’t I’d figure it out on my own.
This was before I knew God’s warnings in Proverbs 6. Verses 16-18 lay out six things that God hates, and seven things that are detestable to Him. Number one on that list is haughty eyes.
The eye-rolling, arrogant, disdain that ripples from the inside of our hearts to the windows of our souls—the eyes.
Eventually God used His word as an industrial Windex to clean up my haughtiness. Anyone who has had a teenager roll their eyes at them knows about haughty eyes. Attitude in capital letters.
Oh, yeah. I had it. I had turned the fear of instability and the hate for the lifestyle I’d suffered into an impenetrable shell. And any attitude that I received in return only fueled my own.
“Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor” (Proverbs 18:12).
Each time something I did or said came back on me, it stung. I didn’t realize it, but God was trying to reach out to me and prove my attitude needed to go. I’m ashamed to tell you how many times I went around in circles having to learn that lesson.
Eventually God used His Word as an industrial Windex to clean up my haughtiness. Years later I would come full circle to Proverbs 6 while raising teenagers. I found out not only did God hate haughty eyes, I did, too. Luckily for my children, I’d already learned how futile it was. I knew better, and with a humble spirit I taught my kids about what their eyes said.
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Thank you for Wholly Loved! The content raises me up and strengthens my spirit. I need more of Jesus every minute!! When I am weak, He is strong.
Hi, Gayle,
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! What a blessing you are! We’re so glad God is using our content to encourage and strengthen you! What a loving Father we have.