Open Our Eyes, Lord!

Open my eyes to see
the wonderful truths in your instructions. Psalm 119:18 NLT

In truth, sometimes the blind

See more though their natural eyes

Are seemingly shuttered--from all

Things beautiful and ugly--protecting

Their judgment and promoting imagination

Discerning truth from deep within.

It is amazing--no astounding--how so many people who see with their natural eyes are blinded to truth because of their emotional unrest. When emotions blind us to truth and we proceed based upon the lie built from chemical imbalance--that coating of brain cells that keeps us from connecting truth to the obvious--we create situations that don't to be.

Throughout the bible, for those of us who read with understanding, we see God's Truth constantly being ignored by those who were supposed to know Him, yet promoted a truth of their own--which was a lie. Any time we change truth we can see to a truth we misunderstand--we lie. We cannot change God's Truth in favor of our own truth when His Truth is written and available for all to see--who wish to see.

By the same protocol of assessing truth, we can apply this to any other areas of our lives in which written information is accessible to all, but unfortunately, not all have adequate reading comprehension. And because they lack appropriate comprehension skills, they change the written truth--observed by all--into their own truth and then become antagonistic when their truth is revealed--a lie.

I've tried to be optimistic about a situation in which I'm involved as a volunteer, but it's getting really hard to continue this course. When people allow their misguided emotions to govern in every area of their life and refuse to hear and acknowledge truth from others--the only thing that results from it is drama. I watch scripted drama on television--selectively and I refuse to live drama when there is no need for it. So this morning when I prayed, I asked The Lord to reveal to me in His Word how to proceed. The above-referenced scripture is His answer to me--we must be willing for Him to open our eyes to see the wonderful truths in His instructions and instructions from other venues.

A word of caution to those who love truth--expect the enemy to blind the minds of those who have an agenda other than doing what should be done to promote the betterment of anything in which we're involved. Stand firm on the truth and provide documentation for the stance you take and never allow the enemy to change who you are. Even when ugliness raises its head, combat the ugliness of lies and emotional impairment with truth--straight up without a chaser. It will sting and sometimes, truth will cause people to run in the other direction sounding false alarms, but stand on truth anyway--knowing The Lord is your shield against the fiery darts of the enemy.

Father, in the name of Jesus, cast the scales from our eyes so we may see truth and all of its many benefits and help us to stand firm on truth, no matter what the enemy does to deter us. Guide and direct us to seek assistance for those areas in our lives in which we lack skills and aptitude so we may glorify You in all we do--with a goal of excellence--laced with Your Truth.