One definition of wonder is to speculate curiously.
How perfect, considering these verses I found in Matthew.
Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have! (6 : 22, 23–The Message)
Wonder encourages, no, urges an open mind. It’s very comfortable to stay within a box. A specific boundary and self-imposed frame. Not wanting to test the limits, we don’t take time for wondering, for speculating. For living freely.
But if we want to grow, to explore, to be filled with His gracious light, then we need to be open. We need our eyes open to His power and His working in our lives. Ears need to be alert and listening for all the sounds that indicated His voice. Hearts need to be open to accept unconditional love.
The opposite is harsh, stark. Living squinty-eyed is not fun. I hate living in suspicion of everything and everyone around me. There are times when it is safer to do so; to question people’s true motives. However, such living makes no allowance for wonder. Rarely do I tend to think highly of others when my suspicions are aroused. The temptation is great to shut myself off and stay in a corner.
That is not living. There is no enjoyment in that type of life. Taking the imagination one step further means seeking out truth.
Wonder is where living begins.
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