The guiding light doesn’t hide, but our view can be obstructed.

Have you every had a field of vision test? I did today. It is an eye test that checks your eyes’ ability to see things from near and far distances. The test goes like this: there is a light in the center of the field of vision machine, you MUST keep your eye focused on the central light at all times. Smaller lights, some bright and dim, while others are near and far, will flash inside  the vision field. Every time you see a smaller light flash you press a button, indicating that you saw it.

The twist is if you take your eyes off the central light and start looking for the flashing lights on your own, you miss them. However, if you keep your eyes fixed on the central light, you will see the  flashing lights clearly.

It is the same with life we all have goals we want to accomplish and we all want to leave a legacy that those who come behind us will be proud to follow. Yet, so often we refuse to keep our eyes focused on the central light. We miss the mark because we take our eyes off the light, therefore, the path becomes harder to see.

Another interesting truth about the central light is that  it never moves, it never changes position…it stays constant. What does that mean for you and me? It means that we can always find the central light. Today God reminded me that in my life He is like the central light in the field of vision test. He’s not hiding from me. He is constant, and if I focus on Him I will find all that I am looking for.

So, what am I thankful for today? That my path is lit by a steady, never-ending light.