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Through the Eyes of a Sheep reveals things that surrounded me on my Christian walk from the past to the present--things that had the power to dull the hearing and take away the sight of someone from the promises of God. I believe the role of spiritual shepherds who are leading God's people is vital in the body of Christ, especially in times such as these. When I reviewed the characteristics of a natural sheep, I discovered that a sheep depends heavily on its vision. They have excellent peripheral vision and can see behind them without turning their heads. However, they have poor depth perception, which means they cannot see immediately what's in front of their noses. So the voice of a shepherd is what they depend on when moving from one direction to another.

I believe this applies to us today as believers in the body of Christ. We congregate and become very familiar with our surroundings, but do we really know if we are headed in the direction God has planned for our lives based on what we are hearing from the shepherds that stand before us?

In John 10:27, Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." When a true shepherd is hearing from Jesus, then the sheep will be safe and protected by the Word of God.

Your future is not based on the steps from your past, but the steps you take in your present.

--Pamela Rene Anders Cook