A blind spot revealed...no longer can I live in denial

Let me just preface, I have many blind spots this is just one that God has revealed to me.

When I think of a blind spot the first thing that comes to my mind is the spot in the car where you can't see when you try to pass into a lane unless you take that quick look over your shoulder.  If you choose to look for the blind spot then you will pass into the lane with no problem.  However, if you choose to not look at the blind spot before passing you run the risk of getting hit and missing the opening you could have had.

Webster's say this...

1 a : the small occular area at the back of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eyeball and which is devoid of rods and cones and is not sensitive to light —called also optic disk — b : a portion of a field that cannot be seen or inspected with available equipment

2 : an area in which often fails to exercise judgment or discrimination

Through the last year God has opened my eyes and ears to the lonely, desperate, lost, hungry(spiritual and physical), disabled, poor, orphaned, widowed, desperate, deprived...and I could go on and on.

Of course, through many years of living I have time and time again seen the ads on t.v. and heard the campaigns and telethons and organizations that help children all over the world.  But sadly, I became numb to the cause.  Somewhere along the way, I didn't feel the burden or responsibility to do something. After all, my life is busy! I have enough to deal with! It's not my fault, why do I have to do something!  I have my own problems! Nothing seems to help anyway!  It's not my problem!

As I just typed those last few words, tears are streaming down my face at the realization of what my heart looked like.  Blind spots are plain old ugly and sinful.

The reality is, that was me, desperate, lonely, lost, hungry, poor, filthy and many more things before Christ came into my life.  I am so thankful that He did not leave me there but gave me a way out. A  hope for tomorrow and a joy in following Him, my Father and my Creator.

I am so thankful that God has shown me my ugliness.  I can't look at a picture of an orphan or of a poor impoverished group of people, I can't watch a video or see a family who has been blessed through adoption without shedding tears.  Some are tears of joy and many are tears of anguish.  But I choose to look, and not look away in denial anymore.  God has not only exposed this area in my life but he has given me a deep desire to serve, in any way that I can.  He has given me a burning, gut wrenching pain that I feel everytime I see photos or videos or words of a song.  I can truly say, Thank you!  Thank you for pulling me up out of myself, thank you for revealing to me what absolutely breaks His heart.

When the blind spot is exposed then can His light shine, it's no longer obstructed and He gets the glory!

Psalm 51:10-13
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
 or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and 
sinners will turn back to you.

We are commanded, yes commanded to make "disciples of all nations"( Matt. 28)

David Platt in his book Radical says this, 

"Jesus has commanded us to go to all nations.  We have taken this command though and reduced it to a calling-something that only a few people receive.  I find it interesting that we don't do this with other words from Jesus.  We take Jesus' command in Matthew 28 to make disciples of all nations, and we say, "That means other people".  But we look at Jesus' command in Matthew 11:28, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest," and we say, "Now that means me."  We take Jesus' promise in Acts 1:8 that the Spirit will lead us to the ends of the earth, and we say, "That means some people."  But we take Jesus' promise in John 10:10 that we will have abundant life, and we say, "That means me."

Now I know what you are thinking, we can't alllll go, no but we must be willing.  For those who aren't called we still are called to make a global impact by supporting those who do go and there are many other ways.  And maybe He is calling you to go?  Maybe He is calling us to get more involved with the needs around us and the less fortunate around us.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH THESE VIDEOS! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
IT MIGHT JUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE!(turn off music in side bar)

Next Five Minutes from David Platt on Vimeo.

Ordinary Hero~ A day in the trash dump in Ethiopia from Kelly Putty on Vimeo.
...once our eyes are opened we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows that we know and holds us responsible to act.  (paraph.) Proverbs 24:12

Lord, please show us as believers how we can minister to these sweet people, your precious children.  Let us be your hands and feet!