Farsightedness (hyperopia)
It is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry.
- Farsightedness may mean:
- Nearby objects may appear blurry.
- You need to squint to see clearly.
- You have eyestrain, including burning eyes, and aching in or around the eyes.
- You have general eye discomfort or a headache after doing close tasks, such as reading, writing, computer work or drawing, for a time.
*Don’t be so focused on the future you can’t see or appreciate what is right in front of you!
Small beginnings
Zechariah 4:10(NLT)
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”
Job 8:7(NIV)
Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
Family Falling Apart
1 Timothy 5:8(NLT)
8 But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.
1 John 3:17-18(NIV)
17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Focused on Money
1 Timothy 6:10(NLT)
10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Matthew 16:26(NLT)
26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
Here and Now
John 4
- The Woman at the Well
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
Matthew 8:1-3(NKJV)
1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Luke 17
- The Ten Lepers
Eternity
John 7:37-39(NLT)
37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! 38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” 39 (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)
John 3
- Nicodemus
“You must be born again”
His Return
John 14:1-3(NKJV)
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
Revelation 1:7 (ESV)
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of Him. Even so. Amen.