Mark 8:23-25  ²³ He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Can you see anything?”  ²⁴ And the man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees, walking.”  ²⁵ Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

There are times in our lives when we do not see things clearly. Our vision may be obscured by wrong assumptions, past hurts or poor counsel. Often we cannot see clearly because we don’t have all the information necessary to make a good choice. These obstacles blur the true picture of our situation and make it difficult to see the best way to go.

We see things from our human point-of-view, looking at the individual trees of immediate problems or short term vision or obscuring opinions. We cannot see past the trees to see the entire forest and take in the overall picture of our situation.

When we put our trust in Jesus and allow him to guide our thoughts, he will open our eyes to new possibilities. He will let us see things as they are and reveal the wrong thinking that obscures our view. We can then walk forward seeing clearly.

Lord, help us to see our life situations through your eyes. Let us see clearly and walk confidently in your love. Amen.