STOP and LOOK BOTH WAYS

Sometimes we don’t see because we are simply not looking.  And sometimes God tests our “I” so that our eyes will become open to what He has before us.  We become so entrenched in the circumstances around us that we miss the relief, which is divinely before us…but we must be sure to “stop and look both ways.” Upward by faith and forward by grace.Action is good and all, but if our motivation is misled because of blurry vision, then we are moving with no direction. You may think you are making progress because you are in motion, but without the proper sight, you will be moving in digression.Thankfully, we have a God who interrupts this process with His purpose. And yes, He even allows trials and tests to enter our lives as opportunities to shake our “I’s” from the earths mold and direct our eyes unto heavens behold. Thus, it is wise to stop and look both ways—upward by faith and forward by grace—before crossing to the other side where self-help and self-will reside. You see, we do not hesitate to stop and look both ways before crossing a road, so why wouldn’t we take caution to “stop and look both ways” when crossing through our valleys.Truthfully, if your faith doesn’t work in the valley, then the valley only proves that your eyesight is blinded by your own “I’s” might, aka willpower.Often in life we are not lost or confused, we are just not looking.  I believe that I found my way in my past circumstances because I just simply stopped and looked both ways—upward by faith and forward by grace—before crossing to the other side. And presently, I know I must continue to check my sight by making sure I am not operating in my own might.  In other words, Gods strength is made perfect in my weakness and His vision is made clear in my blindness. It is so easy to cross the road without looking both ways and resultantly find ourselves doing life our own way. Thus, the distance from where we left, to where we went, is only as progressive as our vision.  Let us look up for our Deliverer and forward for our deliverance.