When I was younger, I had a problem with my vision and had to wear glasses.  Thankfully I don’t have to anymore – thanks to a rare situation in 1999 when my medical insurance actually allowed me to have Lasik eye surgery at no cost.  But I still sympathize with those who struggle with their eyesight. I actually remember when my eyesight began deteriorating.  I resisted the idea of getting glasses.  I didn’t want to be labeled a “four-eyes” so I did what any normal 14 year old, image-conscious young man would do…I pretended everything was fine.

I would squint when no one was looking.  I would sort of guess what the teacher was writing on the board based on context.  I would sit closer and closer to the TV in order to try to see clearly.  But after a while, the fighting just became too much.  I broke down and faced reality – I NEED GLASSES.  So begrudgingly I went to the eye doctor and got a prescription.

MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE!  I could see!  It was like a whole new world opened up to me – all those fuzzy little details now became clear.  I could see what the teacher was writing on the board.  I didn’t have to sit two feet from the TV in order to watch.  I could read a book without burying my face inside it.  It was an amazing transformation that I could have never predicted would take place.

How about your spiritual vision?  Have you had that checked recently?