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“I may not be every mother’s dream for her little girl
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world
But that’s all right as long as I can have one wish I pray
When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say

[Chorus:]
She’s got her Father’s eyes, her Father’s eyes
Eyes that find the good in things
When good is not around
Eyes that find the source of help
When help just can’t be found
Eyes full of compassion, seeing every pain
Knowin’ what you’re going through, and feeling it the same
Just like my Father’s eyes
My Father’s eyes
My Father’s eyes
Just like my Father’s eyes

And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done
Good and bad they’ll all be had to see by everyone
And when you’re called to stand and tell just what you saw in me
More than anything I know, I want your words to be“

[Chorus]

Amy Grant has had her share of the media’s spin in her life over the decades. Back in ’86 she received some negative feedback with Christians for recording a duet with Peter Cetera; “The Next Time I fall In Love”. It reached number one on billboards, top 25 lists. It was successful. Christians attacked her for recording with a secular artist. I thought that was greatest thing that could happen. A Christian artist going out all into the world. At least that’s how I saw it. She was going into the secular world. Isn’t that what we are supposed to do as Christians? We are educators, admin assistants, medical professionals, athletes, janitors, executive officers, mechanics, sanitation workers, volunteers, etc. even the stay at home mom has go out into the world and interact at times. Amy’s job at the time was a musician, singer. Was she suppose to stay in the Christian genre, just sing at church? God gave her a talent and she was sharing with the world. Even Jesus ventured into Samaria.

There is a Christian author I follow who also received some negative feedback from her followers for sending her kids to a public school. Some of her followers couldn’t see it. “How could she,” they asked. She was and still is training her kids to go out into all the world and share Christ, to be a representation of Jesus. The public school is her kids battlefield. The point is God can use anyone anywhere, to bring them to Him, even children, even Christian musicians.

But think for a moment the people that Amy Grant may have brought to Christ through her music. The people who may not have heard of her until she sang with Cetera. This was back in ’86 we didn’t have the technology like we do today. We don’t know how God works and He can use others and things to draw people to Him.

Not everyone is going to like me as an artist, a blogger, a YouTuber, a person and I am sure as a Christian. I pray that “When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say, She’s got her Father’s eyes…” I pray that people will see God when they read my blog, watch my videos, see my art, when they see my life. Even in my imperfections, God can shine.

When it comes down it, we ALL will stand before our Father and give an account for ALL our actions and words. “And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done Good and bad they’ll all be had to see by everyone…”. Romans 14:10-12 – “You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.  It is written “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.“

So today as you go about interacting with others, look for our Father’s eyes. “Eyes that find the good in things When good is not around…”