Blinded

Yesterday I almost got in a car accident. It's not like it was my fault or anything (although you might automatically assume that from previous incidents...). Actually, I was just minding my own business - staying in my lane - when a car randomly starts turning from the left, into my lane! It all happened in seconds, but he didn't even notice! To this day, he'll never know that he almost killed me. Luckily, my dad was in the car. He noticed it like nanoseconds before me, but he still pointed out how I didn't notice it soon enough and how if I had been alone, I would have surely gotten hit. Yeah, right Dad. I would be a nervous wreck if it weren't for you. Doesn't he realize I'm leaving (probably 2,000 miles away) for college a year?

Anyway, even a minute after this occurred, I was not only still shocked, but I was contemplating other deep meanings behind this. For example, the world is so blinded! Everyone is like that guy who nearly ran me over. They aren't even aware of their blindness. It's sad, really. Satan has blinded them from the truth with his appealing lies.

1 John 2:11 (NIV)

"But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him."

The lie says that you can get to Heaven by your own works. The truth says that only Jesus can save you by grace alone.

The lie says that the world can bring you happiness. It says that a boyfriend can comfort you all times and always be there for you. The truth says only Jesus can satisfy. He is the bread of life.

The lie says you should look out for #1 - yourself. The truth says to love your neighbor as yourself. And for God to be first priority.

The lie says to follow your heart. What if your heart is immoral? What if it doesn't align with God's will? The truth says to obey God and His commands - to trust in Him and His perfect plan.

The biggest lie of all says that Christianity is false. That there is no such thing as God. And that people who choose to believe in something they can't see are irrational and stupid. They think that science can and will prove everything. But that's what's so intriguing about faith - it can't be proved. God doesn't want to just show Himself. That would defeat the purpose. After all, "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). The truth is Jesus Christ. He is the Savior and King of the world. God created the universe and knows us better than we know ourselves. The truth will set you free!

Isaiah 35:4-6 (NIV)

"say to those with fearful hearts,
"Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
he will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
he will come to save you."

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
and the ears of the deaf unstopped."

I cannot wait for that day! Do you know how exciting it is to no longer be blind? The blind men Jesus healed knew exactly how it felt. One such man exclaimed in John 9:25, "One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" My prayer is that God will open the eyes of my friends. So that they might see the truth. Like the man who almost crashed into my car, so is the rest of the world with faith. They are blind.

This is simply one example of a lie that so many people believe. They think that love will satisfy them. Yes, and no. The love of Jesus Christ satisfies all desires. But the love of the world brings heartbreak and tears.
It's never enough.

(blind picture found on Google)