Don't ya hate it when there is something right in front of a person's face and they don't even see it. They're missing out and they don't even seem aware. They could join the party, relax, relish the moment... but they are too preoccupied with either themselves or some pressing need that really isn't that pressing.
I know we all can fall into these tunnel-vision traps at some point. But I also think that some of us are better able to snap out of them than others.
So what do you do when someone you care for insists on getting bogged down in the unimportant? If I point it out, it just angers them. And in my eyes, they are old enough to know better - so I must admit I have very little hope that they will just "grow out of it."
On the surface, they seem to have it together. But there is a huge piece missing. They are preoccupied with the temporal and have totally lost sight of the eternal.
I believe only the Eternal One can help a cause like this one. And really, with the way things are set up at this point, His hands are even tied to a degree... free will, ya know. I know that God can move powerfully and at times and in ways that we can either anticipate or comprehend... but when that vision is soooo focused.... will they ever really step back to see what is missing?
Or is my vision just soooo focused on their focus that I'm missing something as well?
How's that for a rambley, unspecific, cryptic blog post?
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Cryptic maybe, but strangely familiar. I was just driving home from a relative's home tonight and thinking much the same thing. Wondering if it's me, and how to balance wanting best for them and minding my own business... and if I'm being honest, I often just want to look away, avoid, and not have to make that decision.
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