We Can't See Clearly Now
Growing up I remember helping my grandmother thread a needle because she couldn't see well enough to do it herself. I tried to understand in my young mind why she couldn't see what was so clear for me. Now that my eyes are older, I can empathize much better with her situation.
I used to get frustrated with my husband who was always searching for his eye glasses. Now, I have to search for my glasses to read the small print on recipes while in the kitchen, thus my empathy for my husband's search is no longer foreign, but all too familiar.
My mother started traveling with a mirror that was several times more magnifying than a regular mirror, by which to apply her make up. When I tried to use it, the magnification was too much of a distraction. Now, I too am using a magnifying mirror to apply my eyeliner as my reflection in a regular mirror seems distant and not detailed enough.
The Bible tells us in I Corinthians 13:12, "For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." I'm no theologian nor do I pretend to be, but how this verse speaks to me is similar to the incidents mentioned above. We can't possibly know what our future will bring and even when we see how things have gone for others, we can't relate. It doesn't apply to us, until if effects us personally and intimately.
Now we can only see a glimmer of God through His craftsmanship such as other humans, animals, and nature. One day, we will be with God, in His presence. On that day, we will be awestruck and realize we thought we knew what God would be like, but until we see Him face to face, we won't have a clear view of Him.
We can't see clearly now our Lord and Savior as we are attempting to view Him with worldly eyes. To help us get a more heavenly view of God, we need to daily immerse ourselves in His Word and grow in relationship with Him through prayer and quiet times listening for His voice, then we'll "know in part" until we are able to "know fully."
I used to get frustrated with my husband who was always searching for his eye glasses. Now, I have to search for my glasses to read the small print on recipes while in the kitchen, thus my empathy for my husband's search is no longer foreign, but all too familiar.
My mother started traveling with a mirror that was several times more magnifying than a regular mirror, by which to apply her make up. When I tried to use it, the magnification was too much of a distraction. Now, I too am using a magnifying mirror to apply my eyeliner as my reflection in a regular mirror seems distant and not detailed enough.
The Bible tells us in I Corinthians 13:12, "For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." I'm no theologian nor do I pretend to be, but how this verse speaks to me is similar to the incidents mentioned above. We can't possibly know what our future will bring and even when we see how things have gone for others, we can't relate. It doesn't apply to us, until if effects us personally and intimately.
Now we can only see a glimmer of God through His craftsmanship such as other humans, animals, and nature. One day, we will be with God, in His presence. On that day, we will be awestruck and realize we thought we knew what God would be like, but until we see Him face to face, we won't have a clear view of Him.
We can't see clearly now our Lord and Savior as we are attempting to view Him with worldly eyes. To help us get a more heavenly view of God, we need to daily immerse ourselves in His Word and grow in relationship with Him through prayer and quiet times listening for His voice, then we'll "know in part" until we are able to "know fully."
Wow, this was a great read in which I totally related to. There's this song titled "My Father's Eyes" where if we could see things the way our Father does, it would change us. Great blog girlfriend.
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