Fuzzy Vision

Several years ago I noticed that driving at night had become uncomfortable because the headlights would be glaring and the street signs became harder to read. So I made an appointment with my optomitrist to get some driving glasses. When he examined me he said that I didn't need driving glasses but bifocals. This made me feel old, but the doc had correctly identified that I had problems in both distance and up close.

We recently invited a fresh set of "eyes" to help our church in an evaluation of who we are and what we are doing in ministry. In completing the first step of the process, the "doc" has correctly identified our situation. The area of greatest weakess relates to our leadership. Somehow over time our vision has become blurred. We have gone along thinking that we are on track but somehow have become derailed. We need to get some corrective lenses and make some adjustments.

In the book of James, we read that the Bible is like a mirror that gives us a correct reflection of who we are. When we see reality in a mirror, we have the option to do something about it. We can make the changes necessary or we can ignore them.

My prayer is that my life and ministry will always be open to God's correction and that living close to the risen savior my spiritual vision will be renewed.