I'm seeing things a little differently this Thanksgiving morning....
I went to the eye doctor yesterday and yes, it's time for bifocals...I was hoping that wouldn't happen until after the 40th birthday, but I handed over the debit card and paid for the new glasses I need...and I thought...be thankful...it's not that bad...at least you can still see, and so many people can't...at least you have eyes...and at least you have a job and an income and can pay for the things you need.
It's funny how we see things...especially this time of year. And my eyes have been opened more to what is going on around me, more than ever before. And I'm not talking about the eyes that wear the glasses...I'm talking about the eyes of my heart.
We see in so many different ways...on Monday night, I was driving home from the hospital with my friend whose dad had been taken to the ER - she was guiding me through the back streets of Charlottesville (I know very little about Charlottesville) and we came to a place in the road where we had two choices - straight ahead or turn. Now, this is where it gets interesting...because what I saw as "straight ahead or bear to the left (the road curved to the left)", she saw as "straight ahead or bear to the right". I asked "Which way do I go?" She said, "Keep straight". I almost went the wrong way. That's called perspective - we each have a different way of looking at a situation, and we laughed about it, and I said, "We'll be driving around all night at this rate - people will wonder where we are," and she said, "And we'll tell them it was because you don't know your right from your left".
PERSPECTIVE!
God opens the eyes of our hearts and allows us to see things His Way, when we spend time in His Word and know Him. And what's great about the people he puts in our lives is that when we aren't looking to Him for our vision, then they can point us in the right direction. And it's important to listen to each other and see where we're coming from so we know where we're going.
I am directionally challenged in many ways, but I know that I serve a God who has given me a roadmap for life, called The Bible. My earthly vision is blurred - physically, I can't see like I used to, and I can wear glasses to correct that. My spiritual vision gets blurred, too, and I have to go to my Heavenly Father for clarity. It's not about rules - it's about a relationship with a living Saviour. And I am humbled by His gift to me.
Love those around you today - love those that aren't around you today. And no matter how bad your circumstances seem, know you are not alone. God is there with you, and he hurts with you. When you weep, he is the one that holds you to His heart and weeps with you. Embrace that...embrace the Father. Be thankful that no matter what happens in this sin-filled world, that the God of the universe loves you and wants you to be His. And if you don't know Him through a relationship with His Son Jesus Christ, get to know Him. Find a Bible believing church to attend, find someone you know who is a Christian and ask them about this man named Jesus. Email me and I will tell you what He has done for my soul! (Psalm 66:16)
"For now we see through a glass, darkly: but then face to face: know I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." 1 Corinthians 13:12
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