DISCOVERED

Isn’t it so amazing how many times one can go somewhere or read something again and discover a new fact you missed the last time? It is just part of life that we are so inundated with data and sensory information in a day that it is easy to miss something. And no matter how observant we think we are, we can all overlook a given detail.

Like a lot of people I always marveled and envied the powers of observation of somehow like Sherlock Homes. I would sit there and watch those movies and be totally entranced by how incredible he could be at noticing things other never observed.

Of course that was a movie. In reality I don’t personally know anyone that is so observant. I know plenty of people like myself that totally miss details from time to time, but someone so focused they see every possible detail, well I haven’t met him or her.

On a spiritual level I know it is God’s grace that is he longsuffering with us in terms of the times we are blinded to some discovery he wants us to know. And there are times when we miss the message as intended so he has to use different and more dramatic means to get our attention. Depending on the message and its importance will depend on the means he uses to help us discover what we missed the first time.

There are times though when a discovery has the simple intention of enlightening. It provides some insight that will strengthen and encourage. Such should increase our ability to trust him, but sometimes we don’t always appreciate that purpose.

Despite what some people might think, our live of faith is never so mature and so spiritual that we stop having the need to learn more. In fact there are some lessons we never understand without a few miles of trust in our lives.

We can rejoice when the light comes to keep us in the hearth of abiding to some degree. For it is in part an affirmation that God is still contending with our soul.

Yet at times the process of discovery brings light into some the crevices in our lives where we love to hide our little sins and weaknesses. It can be painful and sometimes very difficult to be willing to look into those crevices.

That is why at times you find people who become “pew” sitters. They go to church regularly and even attend bible studies. However somewhere along the way they simply stop looking and discovering. Some crossroads of revealing was reached and maybe they excused their lack of willing to see for some reason, but they choose to not keep moving ahead.

So they sat down in the rest stop of complacency and decide to take a picnic. Only it got so easy to rest they decide to not continue on the journey. Some people spend the rest of the lives in such a rest stop. After a while they don’t even feel bad about it. When the light fades the soul’s eyes grow dim in terms of being able to discover what truths and insights would bless them. It is a tragedy to wither and be so close to spiritual death and never know the difference. I pray we all remain with eyes wide open and willing to see whatever God wants to show us.