Discerning: Is it a Lie, a Learning or should you just Let it go...
Ever have a recurring thought?
Maybe you are second-guessing a decision, or feeling bad about something you haven't done yet.
Maybe self-doubt is haunting you, but you wonder if there really is something you need to adjust in your life.
Recently I read John 9:42. It's the last verse of the story where Jesus heals the blind man by putting clay on his eyes and telling him to wash it off in a certain pool. Then the Pharisees don't want to believe it and they grill his parents and then him about the healing. Jesus finds the man who was healed and reveals His deity to him. He tells him He came to make the blind see and show those who think they can see that they are blind. The Pharisees are indignant and ask if He is saying they are blind. Then the final verse says,
“If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see."
When I read that verse I had an Aha moment.
God's Spirit is always offering insight, connection, and Aha moments if we will open our hearts and minds to see them.
Could it be that I suffer from partial blindness?
I see what I want to see, or get adamant about the way I see things. I realized God wanted to heal my vision too!
Recognizing I need to see things the way He wants me to changes everything. What do you need to see?
Maybe you have a set of circumstances that seems impossible.
Maybe you think you are the only one in your organization that "gets it".
Maybe you wish that other person would stop pushing and just relax.
Maybe you have questions that need answers and not knowing has weighted your soul.
Whatever you are facing God wants to show you if it is:
- a lie that you have chosen to believe
- something you need to learn from
- or simply something you need to let go.
Whether you need to step up or step back He wants to heal your vision. To help you see things the way He wants you to see them. It's okay, even preferable, for you to be humble enough to ask Him to heal your vision.
Not sure what God is saying, or how you should be seeing things, good coaching can help!
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