Have you ever played the game
Blind Man's Bluff~
Trusting the one who is guiding you
Or
Follow the Leader~
Following the one who is leading you
Or
Marco Polo~
Listening to the one who is calling your name?
Well I did & I would cheat
when
playing Marco Polo.!
Not only because I didn't want to smash my head into the side of the pool
because I was swimming with my eyes closed,
but also because I wanted to win.
Cheating to Win
Hmm
Does that mean I really be would the winner?
Playing Blind Games of Trust
BLINDNESS~
The Blind Man
Whose eyes JESUS touched and asked~
“Do you see anything?”
The blind man responded:
“I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
The Blind Man~
still focused on his blurred vision instead of
on the One who made him see.
JESUS
had to touch him a second time~
"Once more JESUS put HIS hands on the man’s eyes.
Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, &he saw everything clearly." (Mark 8).
No longer seeing trees!
This wasn't a game.
He was blind and now he sees
Life isn't a game~
I was blind
because I was so focused on the trees
~on what I could see~
which made me
cheat my way through life
by trusting other things to help me see.
But now I see
because
I reached out & touched the
ONE
Who sees beyond the trees
&
Who takes me beyond my blurred vision
when I
TRUST
&
BELIEVE
&
LISTEN
TO HIM.
Not once,
Not twice
but
Always!
THE TREES~
trusting what you can see & not Who you can't see.
What "tree" blinds you from seeing & experiencing all Who Jesus is?
Is it a person, place or thing?
Let's
FAST
from
THE TREES~
Every time your
TREE
blocks your vision
Reach out
&
TRUST
&
BELIEVE
&
LISTEN
TO HIM~
the
ONE
Who hung on a tree so that you can see~
"WE WALK BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT" (II Corinthians 5:2)