Warren W. Wiersbe Quote

Outlook determines outcome. What you are seeing helps to determine what you are becoming. So you’d better be careful what you look at. It’s no wonder that the psalmist prays, Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way (v. 37). Worthless things here literally means vanity. Much of what we see every day in the media, for example, is worthless and false. It doesn’t come from God, who is Truth; it comes from Satan and the world. And it doesn’t last; it’s all vanity. The word for vanity means emptiness—what is left after you break a soap bubble. Look at the Word of God. It is truth. It is God’s treasure. It will endure forever. Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven (Ps. 119:89). When we fill our lives with the Word of God, we fight vanity. When we turn our eyes upon the pages of the Bible, we grow in truth and value and are in touch with eternity. It’s