Blindness

by John Thomas

Imagine yourself being blind. Imagine trying to get around your house after losing your sight. Think of all the things you had never thought of before that have sharp comers and are sticking out in the middle of walkways. Where did you leave the telephone? How about your favorite shoes? What about those tickets? Which bottle is vinegar and which is tabasco? Do you have aspirin or blood pressure medicine?
Now, you think that was bad? Try walking around in my house! Try walking anywhere that is not familiar to you. You may find that I sometimes "leave my doors half open." You may happen across a neighbor's bike on my sidewalk. You may even find out that I have steps that go downstairs!
Some blind people can sense that there is someone or something in front of them (for instance, a wall).
But, in a crowd of people where there is a lot of noise, this is a virtual impossibility. The only way for them to get around is by trial and error (OUCH!!!), or with some trusted friend (person, cane, or dog).
Where are we going to turn when our lives come crashing in around us? If we are in an unfamiliar place, if we have never walked there before, we are going to stumble and hit things, and get the bruises that come along with it! If we are, on the other hand, "WALKING IN THE LIGHT, AS HE IS IN THE LIGHT, " then when the darkness comes, it will not'be near as bad, because we will be comfortable with our surroundings. He is our light! 1 John 1:5 "This is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. !!. Also read, 1 John 1:6-10 and Matthew 15:14.