2020 Vision

I have the privilege of meeting with the bright minds of tomorrow on a daily basis.  I have to recognize that it is a privilege.  When my little friends are having a rough day, it can feel like a punishment.  Yet, my job has so many bright spots.  Literally, every day a little person will do something that makes me laugh and smile.  They question everything and hold nothing back.

Just the other day, I was in a struggle with one of my tiniest friends.  Well, tiny is kind of a misnomer.  He’s young in age but big in body.  He’s not yet walking.  He has mastered the art of rolling over.  His grip strength is not in question.  But his ability to see clearly has definitely been called into question.  His mother took him to the optometrist.  He was prescribed glasses.  Hence, our struggle.

This is a small divergence, but I think babies with glasses are just sooooo stinking cute.  Unfortunately, my little friend didn’t share my opinion.  He did not want those glasses on his face.  He wanted to hold them.  He wanted to lick them.  He did NOT want to use them for their intended purpose.

I took the glasses off his tiny face and cleaned them.  You can just imagine from my previous description of his actions that they were pretty disgusting.  And hard to see out of.  After I cleaned the glasses and wrestled them into position on his face, there was an amazing reaction.  His eyes widened, and he literally jumped when I pulled out a toy.  He could see it clearly!  He squealed loudly with joy and reached for the rattle.  Mission accomplished.

I have a personal example from my own experiences.  Although I like spending all the money, I can be cheap.  I like to feel like I’m getting a good deal.  So, I put off getting my eye prescription updated until about three months ago.  I thought that my prescription hadn’t changed.  I could see well enough.  Ya’ll when my new glasses came in it was like I was seeing in 3-D!!!  I had no idea my sight had changed that much in a couple of years.

I live my life like my tiny friend.  I’m content with viewing the world through my smudged-up glasses.  They’re comfortable.  Ya’ll know God had a trick for me.  He wrestled with me to pull off my disgusting spectacles.  He wanted me to have 20/20 vision.  I viewed God the way that I had all my life, and He wanted me to view Him for who He truly is.  I needed to see Him in 3-D.  I needed to see Him in every dimension of my life.  He wants the same for you too.  Let 2020 be the year that God shows Himself to you clearly!  #wepreach