I was blind

About a month ago, my youngest son, Alex, came over to mow my lawn for me. I noticed when I pulled into the driveway that he was wearing glasses. He had been prescribed glasses 5 years earlier, but due to pride or outside influences, I am not sure why, he never wore them. It wasn't until he went to renew his drivers licenses when he almost failed his vision test that he decided that maybe it was time for him to give his glasses a try. As he pulled around with the mower and came closer to me I remarked how nice he looked in them. Alex turned off the mower and told me how much clearer, sharper and amazing the world was because he could see. He said, "You know Mom, I was so blind, but now I can see. It's great!"



His remarks reminded me of the blind man from birth that Jesus healed in John 9. In John 9:25 it says "...one thing I know that though I was blind, now I see." Here was a man blind since birth that Jesus healed by taking dirt & spittle and placing them on this man's eye's, and therefore opening his eyes for the first time to the world around him. He could see!



I, myself can remember the time my eyes were open, and those exact words came out of my mouth-"I was blind but now I see". For many years I walked through life as a Christian, or as I like to refer to it now as a "Surface Christian". I went to church each week, devoted time to ministries, was kind to others, and did good things. You know, all on the surface. I believed that this was all I needed to do to be a good Christian and have eternal life. During this time I also tried to control my life along with the lives of others around me. I lived my life in the world, lived for pleasing others, gossiped, was unforgiving and judgemental, lied, took things that didn't belong to me, held grudges, didn't read the Bible, prayed only when I needed something, and only really thought of our Savior during the Sunday morning service, if then. I had been saved when I was 15, but I lost the feeling of the first love that I had for our Lord, and slowly went about my life, my own way. I had placed other idols on the throne such as my husband, children, material things, friends, job, community, the world, myself, etc., instead of God. I was blind. It wasn't until this way of living caught up with me and all the things I had place before God were gone that God allowed me to "see" my sin for what it was. I never realized how blind I was. Nothing in this world should come before God. Once I gave up total control of my life to Him, learned to lean on Him, seek Him, trust Him with all things, wait upon Him, learn His ways, and put Him on the throne-the center of my life, and repented that God took the spittle and dirt of my life and placed it on my eyes that I could see. His Word became new, exciting and understood. I could see! When all things of this world that I held so dear were gone, God, our Father was there for me. I could see! He never had left me, I had left Him to do things my way in this world. I could see that now. I could see clearly that I had been blind for my way of living and doing was not His way, the way to live. I could see! Each and every day since, God has opened my eyes so I can see more of His wonderful ways, learn more of His promises, apply them to my life now, gave me peace & joy, and much, much more. I praise God for this amazing life saving moment of sight! I can see!

Have you had a time in your life when you were blind and God gave you the ability to see? How glorious if you have! Tell us about it. If you haven't, go to our Father God now in prayer and ask Him to open your eyes. Ask Him to come into your life and give you His sight. My prayer for you is that God will take the dirt and spittle from your life now, place them on your eyes so that you can exclaim,"...one thing I know that though I was blind, now I can see." (John 9:25)