Have You Been Blinded To See?
- Touching His Hem
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IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. ~ John 1:1 AMPC
What are you believing that is actually keeping you from walking fully with God?
Saul believed he was doing God’s will by persecuting the Church. He was highly educated, trained as a Pharisee, and knew the Scriptures inside and out. He knew the Word, but he did not know the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ.
He followed the Law to the letter, yet remained in the dark about the One who gave the Law.
That question still confronts us today.
How many of us know Scripture, but don’t truly know Him?
Knowledge alone will never replace relationship.
It wasn’t until Saul encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus that everything changed. The man who thought he could see was struck blind for three days. Ironically, it was in his blindness that he finally received true spiritual sight.
I can relate to Saul’s story.
I remember sitting on the front row of church while living completely contrary to God. My church life and my life outside the church didn’t match. I could quote Scripture, but I didn’t have an intimate relationship with the One who wrote it upon my heart.
I was living a lie.
Like Saul, I needed my own Damascus Road experience.
It wasn’t comfortable. It wasn’t easy. But it was necessary.
That encounter with Jesus brought genuine transformation.
Maybe that’s where you are today.
You’re asking God to remove the trial, end the season, or change the circumstance. Yet what if this very experience is the tool He is using to transform you?
What if you are being blinded so that you can truly see?
The pain is drawing you deeper into His presence. The uncertainty is teaching you to trust Him. The stripping is removing everything you’ve depended on so you can depend completely on Christ.
Don’t fight the process.
Is it painful? Yes.
Is it uncomfortable? Absolutely.
But your spiritual vision is increasing.
There comes a point where we must surrender our own perspective so we can receive His.
Like Saul, I once believed I was “good enough.” But beneath the surface, I knew my heart needed to change. I needed to be humbled. I needed to be stripped of pride, self-sufficiency, and control. I had to lose my own sight so I could gain His.
Looking back, I am grateful for every test and every trial.
They didn’t destroy me, they transformed me.
And if you are willing to surrender, they will do the same for you.
Reflection Questions
What belief or mindset may be keeping you from seeing God clearly?
Is there an area of your life where you know about Jesus but need to know Him more intimately?
How might God be using your current season to deepen your relationship with Him?
Prayer
Father, if there is anything that is keeping me from seeing You clearly, remove it. Strip away every false belief, every ounce of pride, and every area where I have relied on my own understanding instead of Your truth. Give me the courage to surrender my perspective so I can receive Yours. Even in the difficult seasons, help me trust that You are transforming me into the image of Christ. Thank You for loving me enough not to leave me where I am. Open the eyes of my heart so I may truly know You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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