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The alarm clock beeps. Clumsily I grab at it, taking too long to find the button to turn it off. My mind is coming out of the dark, but I can’t get my eyes open yet. In a few minutes I roll out of bed. I know right where to reach for my old glasses, and I can find my drawer for something to wear. But until I put in my contact lenses, I really can’t see very well. For that reason, putting in my contacts is one of the very first things I do each morning.
One day as I was doing just that, it dawned on me that my Bible is also a corrective lens, without which I cannot see clearly to get through the day. Without my Bible first thing, I don’t recognize the stumbling blocks of temptation. I don’t recognize God’s presence in my moments. My steps are uncertain and fearful, because I have forgotten that light for my path. When I am looking through the lens of the morning news; or the inconvenience of getting breakfast for kids, when I wanted to do other things; or an aching body, the day’s image is completely distorted. What a pathetic condition, and yet, how simple to correct it!
It is important to start out each day looking through the right lens. The more Bible I put in, and the sooner I do it, the more clearly I can see. I can focus on the details of God’s working in my life and in the lives of others, details that I miss without his Word in my “eyes”. Join me as I purpose (again) in my heart, to daily (and early) use the corrective lenses God gave me for my spiritual sight.
That is such an encouraging and thought provoking post. :)
ReplyDeleteJoAnn
What a great post!!! I too just cannot start my day unless I first Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God. Right after I make my dh's lunch and send him off to work at 5 a.m., I have my devotions. If I don't and intend to do it later, it often doesn't get done. Early mornings are such a perfect time for me -- the house is quiet with no interruptions, a very sweet time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts. That is a really awesome point! I don't wear glasses, but my daughter does and when she forgets them she starts tripping over everything!
ReplyDeleteIt is true that we need God's word in the morning to guide us.
marie