BLIND SPOT

Years ago I was looking for new car. I saw this used BMW on a lot and went in for a test drive. I put the car in reverse and the coolest thing happened. The side mirrors on the car changed position to give a better view of what was in back of the car, a blind spot. Today, many cars have back up cameras and some even have side sensors to alert the driver to the unseen. The ability to see what’s going on around us is essential to our safety.

But here’s the deal, we all have blind spots in our lives. Things we don’t see, or perhaps we don’t want to see. These blind spots can have devastating consequences in our relationships, our careers, our lives. I have heard too many stories of a spouse walking out on a marriage and the other saying I never saw it coming.

For some living in denial becomes a way of life. For others, exposing those blind spots and taking action is their life plan. If you have been slow to act, I want to challenge you with the following. Find 2 or 3 friends who will speak the truth in love to you. Ask them, what am I not seeing? What or who am I taking for granted? This can be a humbling experience. But remember the person who is speaking the truth in love does so to restore, not to hurt or maim. So be ready for an honest, loving answer. With your new insight begin the work. Be patient with yourself. It will take time, persevere and keep moving in the direction of wholeness.

John Newton had a MAJOR blind spot. He treated certain people like cattle to buy and sell in the slave trade. Newton had a conversion experience and his life changed. With new vision, he wrote a song you may have heard; “Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.”

Seeing is a good thing.