I wonder if the blind man that Jesus healed ever worried that his sight was just temporary, or if the woman with the bleeding issue ever thought for sure she was going to start bleeding again. What about Elizabeth? Do you think she spent her first trimester wondering if she was going to miscarry? Maybe. I am not sure what they were thinking, but I do know a little about human nature and doubt surely tends to creep in pretty regularly. At least I know it does for me.
The other night Jason and I were snuggling in to bed. Just getting comfortable on the pillow, I opened my eyes and couldn’t see out of my left eye. I closed my eyes and opened again, still no sight in my left eye. I freaked out, and told Jason that I couldn’t see anything except blur in the middle of my eyes. His immediate response was to lay his hands on me and pray for my vision to clear. It wasn’t until he turned the light on that my vision came back. (There are all sorts of parallels I can make to vision coming when the light turns on, but that is not what the Lord taught me this time around.) I went to sleep and woke up with a bit of a headache and my eye felt a little strange. So, I did what any miracle believing person does, I spent the day thinking that my vision was about to leave me at any time. Ugh. I wish I could say that I trusted in the miracle that happened, but I didn’t.
Do you ever live in fear of the past, the sickness, the diagnosis, the trends, the future, the “fill in the blank”? Friends, we need to let go of what is holding us back and trust the one who holds us in his hands! Let’s trust that we’ve been set free, because John 8:36 reminds us that “who the Son sets free, is free indeed!” Believe me, I know that there are times that it is easier to stay stuck in the fear and the worry, but just like Jesus said, “take up your mat and walk.” Believe that He can do it. Believe for your miracle right in the midst of your mess. It is not easy! I live here on “the hot mess express.” I promise you that there is always mess going on over here. Sometimes the mess is emotional, sometimes it is the house, sometimes it is relational, and sometimes it is all of the above. If I live focused on the mess, then I miss the miracle.
You can’t miss the miracle when your eyes are focused on Jesus! Sometimes you just need your vision taken away for a bit to remember this, or maybe that is just me. Fix your eyes on Jesus, my sweet friends, and you can’t go wrong. The miracle will be there because you will see the miracle maker. That’s where I want to live, come with me?
