See the World, through His Eyes

"I want to see the world through Your eyes.”

That phrase wouldn’t leave my heart as our plane lifted off from Harrisburg, PA, bound for Des Moines, IA. One Capitol fading from view, another waiting below—two homes, two chapters, one God weaving them into His story.

I looked out the window and noticed things I’d usually overlook:

Three golf courses in a single frame.

Schools where students show up every day to learn and dream.

A hospital rooftop marked with a helicopter pad—reminders of lives hanging in the balance.

Traffic stretching for miles, with red and blue lights racing to someone’s rescue.

These weren’t just sights. They were lives. Stories. Souls. And in that moment, I whispered, “God, what do You want me to see?”

His reply was clear:

“See them through My eyes. Through My mercy. Through My love.”

It shook me, because I thought I already did. But His Spirit cut deeper: “Yes, you see glimpses. But you don’t always let what breaks My heart break yours.”

And I knew He was right. Too often judgment comes quicker than love. I miss what matters because I’m caught up in my own world—my schedule, my goals, my pursuits. And even toward myself, I choose judgment over grace.

Scripture reminds us: *“Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known”* (1 Corinthians 13:12). My vision is clouded, partial. But God invites me into His perspective—clear, eternal, full of love.

I opened the book in my lap, *Margin* by Richard A. Swenson, M.D., and read about how we live marginless lives. Not with evil things, but with crowded schedules that choke out space for God. And I realized: when I fill every corner of my life, I leave little room to see what He wants me to see.

From 36,000 feet, I couldn’t stop asking myself:

* What part of His greater tapestry am I being called to weave into?

* What am I only seeing from 10 feet away that He’s inviting me to step back and view from His 36,000-foot perspective?

* What do I need to release so I can truly see people through His eyes?

Revelation says, “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony” (Revelation 12:11). This is part of my testimony—God teaching me to slow down, to look up, and to see more.

Because seeing through His eyes means allowing His mercy to soften my judgments. It means letting His love lead me into compassion. It means stepping into His larger story, where every life I glimpse from a window seat matters to Him.

Maybe that’s the invitation for all of us:

To ask daily, *“God, what do You want me to see?”

To trust His promise: *“Write the vision; make it plain… for the vision awaits its appointed time… if it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come”* (Habakkuk 2:2–3).

And to believe that when we see the world through His eyes, we’ll see more than a world. We’ll see people. We’ll see purpose. We’ll see eternity breaking through.