The Eye is the Lamp

Matthew 6:22

When I was a kid we used to sing:

O be careful little eyes what you see
O be careful little eyes what you see
There's a Father up above
And He's looking down in love
So, be careful little eyes what you see

Reading over the song, I realize that it doesn't explain why what I see is connected to God "looking down in love". Why is God is watching what I see?

It seems a small thing, but I think it is because what I see changes who I am. If God is concerned with what I see, it is because he's concerned with the kind of person I am.

Jesus said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light" (Matthew 6:22).

So I need to question what I'm allowing in my line of vision: Is what I'm seeing pure? True? Right? Lovely? Admirable? Excellent? Praiseworthy? (Philipians 4:8).

There is so many good things to see. I must recognize that "I have power over where I focus--that is the choice I make" (from Tuesday Morning Wisdom).