“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for those who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms”

Ephesians 1:18-20 NIV

I remember the day when I got my new glasses. I think I was about 7 years old, and I had no idea what I had been missing until we were driving down I-35 on the way home from the doctor. We were passing Mr. “Reddy – Kilowatt” at the bypass to town when I read the sign! I guess I had always seen the signs on the freeway, but because they were one big blur, I didn’t know they actually had words. Now though, I could clearly see what I had been missing for so long.

And that’s when I realized that the gift of vision is a glorious thing! Having grown up legally blind, it was evident how my perspective of the world changed when I didn’t have my glasses on. The strain of not being able to see the clock from the bed at night. Going swimming and not recognizing who was nearby. The stress of taking the eye test for my driver’s license. All of these were situations I felt helpless in. But with my glasses on, I discovered they weren’t hopeless. And for that I am thankful!

I think as we go through life too, we miss so much due to our spiritual blindness. We tend to get weighed down in our helplessness and struggle with things we can’t control. We can become stagnant, callous, and uncaring as we live out our pity parties, and often settle into hopelessness instead of realizing the power we have, to turn our pity into hope filled power.

We are all blessed with spiritual blessings when we know God. The blessings of his love, redemption, insight, Spiritual gifts, salvation, and power. The power to live out the hope that we find in Him for His glory (Ephesians 1:1-10). But until we recognize that our emotions sometimes blur our vision, it can be hard to see the clarity of our purpose.

I for one, find this day to be a bit blurry every single year. Even though God has faithfully proven to me that I have value as a woman without the blessing of giving birth, I still must make the choice to see my life from God’s perspective and not my own, by finding opportunities that fills my helplessness with hope and purpose.

And I’m sure there are many of you as well, who find this day just as hard. Whether it is a wayward child, or a mom who never met your expectations. Maybe, you are grieving a loss, a void, or just need to be acknowledged, known, and loved.  

All of these are valid emotions that can make you feel helpless! But none of them are hopeless. God has given us the gift of His vision, and if we will put on our spiritual glasses, our eyes can see the unlimited possibilities that this day brings to turn our bitterness into forgiveness, our harshness into gentleness, our apathy into love, our disappointment into gratitude, and our impossible into possible. God’s prescription of faith brings the healing power of Hope in any helpless situation we find ourselves in. We can never know what we are missing until we ask God to give us a new perspective. He will enlighten your heart and open your eyes to the glorious and incomparable greatness of His heavenly realms. And I promise if you ask, you will not be disappointed! So, put on those glasses and get ready for a whole new world!

Happy Mother’s Day to the beautiful women in this world! And Happy Day to the men who have special women in their lives. You are all worthy and loved by an awesome and mighty God who sees your beauty and has a great purpose for you!