Eye Yi Eye  by Deena McDaniel Positively Beautiful Blog

 


Shopping at Target I was startled by a large bug. Suddenly I jumped and was very concerned. I blinked. I looked again and the bug seemed to follow my gaze. It wasn’t a bug. It was some weird thing in my eye. For you gals, who know what it feels like when your mascara is thick and clump on an eyelash it was like that. It wasn’t an eyelash. My eye site had suddenly been blurred and my vision was impaired. Is blindness on the way?  Was I about to have a stroke?

 

 

Deep breath. I couldn’t get rid of this black floating thing in my gaze.   My shopping abruptly ended. When I came home, unfortunately, I gathered my conclusions from Dr. Google. My retina was falling apart! Immediately I made an eye appointment, so the next day I sat with fear of blindness and torn retina. ” You’re just old,” the doctor comforted me. The “floaters” I see are part of the aging process. Now it could get worse, and I could need eye surgery, but at this point, I’m simply old.  I grabbed my prescription and picked out bifocal glasses.

 

 

I’m seeing flashes now and again as well. My older fitness friends who are in their 80s tell me it’s just something I’m going to have to live with. Ya gotta love this process of one day being closer to meet Jesus.

 

 

 

 

 

Now sporting my new “sexy librarian” look my husband smirks, I’m in awe of how much more I see! Uh, not all good, because my once clean counters seem a bit more smudgy than I thought. The floors are in need of more than a sweep. And how’d all those wrinkles just appear on my face?

 

 

 

A quite simple adjustment and I’m able to read the TV subtitles and all the road signs are clear way before I get close to them. Seeing is a gift. The obvious comes to mind, “I was blind and now I see.” There’s a time in all of our lives when we cannot see the Truth about Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:4 –“In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”  At just the right time the Holy Spirit will move and open the eyes of the ones who then seek him.

 

 

 

 

Our eyes are taken for granted. Our entire body is taken for granted until that part of the body isn’t up to par and not working well. Stub your toe and then put on your shoes. Every part of our bodies is fearfully and wonderfully made! (Ps 139) Small and insignificant different aspects of our body gradually become more interesting as we age. Yes, we’re all going to, God willing, make it to the point where we’re not as good as we once were. But maybe were good once, as we ever were as the song goes.

 

 

 

 

Take care of what the Lord has given you. We’re only given one body to live in and that’s it. Tomorrow always sounds perfect, to begin with smaller portions and more veggies. We’re told we don’t have time to eat right because it’s too difficult. Ask yourself if you have time for a heart attack or any other ailment that might creep in because of your poor lifestyle. I’m here to encourage you and not shame you. The moments we say tomorrow swish by too quickly.

 

 

 

 

I’ve come to a great realization that today is the day to do that list. Some may be in a season of life of toddlers and teenagers as I was there too not so long ago. Those days were tough and timely. God taught me then as he teaches me now. It’s important to know the big picture as well as the tiny details. I see in hindsight so clearly and as the saying goes “what would you tell your younger self?” We’re unable to go back in time. We can learn from our past. Make today the day you open your eyes to how much the Maker of Heaven and Earth totally adores you! Read all through scripture on his promises to you personally. It blows my mind! Do we really get it? Do we understand his compassion, love, kindness, and who God is?

 

 

 

The Westminster Shorter Catechism states:

Q. 4. What is God?

A. God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.

 

 

God. He’s given us sight. And in this sight, we can begin to comprehend question 4. I’m better now because I’ve 4 eyes instead of two, plus I have an eye pixie floating with me. Laughing at God's sense of humor, because my heart has been heavy from being alone without my kids. Suddenly I'm never without my new friend, the eye pixie. Float on! 

 

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