Learning our Blind Spots

Blind Spots are a common term being used in the optometry world. There is an area in our vision where there is this small blind spot where one cannot even notice that it's missing by itself unless tested. So why am I rambling about blind spots? Because it is relatable to our lives. We are born in this world, not only having blind spots in our vision but even in our lives. This the reason why it is recommended that we have people around us, to whom we are accountable for, and vice-versa.

As humans, our natural tendency is to choose to live in isolation, or away from people who could guide us and lead us, and we are using the remoteness as an excuse to justify the bad things happening in our lives or the negative attitudes that we have. We force ourselves to believe such ideas and thoughts to be true, even if they're not, especially when they're wordly. These blind spots are those weaknesses or attitudes we have that we refuse to see or that we cannot see ourselves. It is necessary that we ask God for clarity. As it says in Job 34:32 (NIV), "Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again." After you’ve asked God for clarity, ask some trusted friends or family for help. God has put people in our lives to help us because they can see things in us that we on our own cannot see. They can see our blind spots, just like we can see theirs.

If we think we can work on ourselves by ourselves, then that in itself is already a blind spot; a self-deception. I can truly relate to this because honestly, I have been living like this for the past few months. I think God has been using this to interfere in my life since there were countless times when I have built a wall against people, and even grew strength like I don't even need people in my life, and that in itself is already a bad mindset. I have been making excuses to others, and even to myself, to justify my actions, but subconsciously I know in my heart, that some things in my life are in fact wrong.

Jesus said in John 9:39 (ESV), “For judgment, I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” This is not about physical blindness, like the ones we imagine with people who are literally black-out blind. In the scripture, Jesus was saying that He has come into this world to help us see our blind spots, so that we can see ourselves as we are and how He sees us. He can use this chance to open our eyes to see what things we have been blinded about for the longest time. We are going to be less vulnerable to self-deception if we choose to walk in the light of God’s truth. We just have to be reminded that God can deliver us from those blind spots, from our hidden faults and self-deception. We need to continuously ask Him for clarity, and ask those people we trust for help, and lastly, to ask Jesus to change us. And that is the secret to persevering in life, even with blind spots present.