I am two days out from LASIK surgery. My vision is 20/15 and I am in a dangerous place (intentionally melodramatic). The danger lies in my quick recovery. The doctor at my one day check up lauded my eyes for their fast recovery and allowed me to drive while still cautioning me to take it easy for the next month. (Do not judge me for typing this now. I am on the verge of becoming stir crazy.)
So the danger ensued as I decided to go to work for a couple of hours this morning. I forget my REFRESH wetting drops. So after I drove to work and sat down to "quickly" check emails my eyes reminded me of its necessity and I was wondering what work I was actually going to accomplish. I began to be overconfident in my own sight placing it at risk by not being attentive to the process.
Now I am home, REFRESHed and sharing with you my thoughts as quickly as I can. The danger being my overconfidence that my vision is perfect, while I still have some "correction" occurring through healing.
Spiritually and theologically speaking (meaning God involved in everyday life), Jesus is LASIK to our soul (Yes, I know this is cheesy, but let me have my moment). Our ahah moment of Jesus' saving work and invitation through the Holy Spirit into our daily lives quickly corrects how we see life. We work on our cussing and pray for our kids. We ensure we don't speed and try to say nice things to the people that annoy us.
The spiritual danger is not the overconfidence in Christ's work, but our overconfidence that we no longer need to listen to his corrective and healing work. Let me paint it this way: I can see, but if I do not listen to the doctor's continuing healing instructions I can impair the work. Jesus' work clears up our spiritual vision, but we must ensure to remain attentive to the daily process so as we heal we can continue to see clearly the beauty of God and creation.
So the danger ensued as I decided to go to work for a couple of hours this morning. I forget my REFRESH wetting drops. So after I drove to work and sat down to "quickly" check emails my eyes reminded me of its necessity and I was wondering what work I was actually going to accomplish. I began to be overconfident in my own sight placing it at risk by not being attentive to the process.
Now I am home, REFRESHed and sharing with you my thoughts as quickly as I can. The danger being my overconfidence that my vision is perfect, while I still have some "correction" occurring through healing.
Spiritually and theologically speaking (meaning God involved in everyday life), Jesus is LASIK to our soul (Yes, I know this is cheesy, but let me have my moment). Our ahah moment of Jesus' saving work and invitation through the Holy Spirit into our daily lives quickly corrects how we see life. We work on our cussing and pray for our kids. We ensure we don't speed and try to say nice things to the people that annoy us.
The spiritual danger is not the overconfidence in Christ's work, but our overconfidence that we no longer need to listen to his corrective and healing work. Let me paint it this way: I can see, but if I do not listen to the doctor's continuing healing instructions I can impair the work. Jesus' work clears up our spiritual vision, but we must ensure to remain attentive to the daily process so as we heal we can continue to see clearly the beauty of God and creation.
