Vision Part 2

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­John 9: 39-41

  Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”
  Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”
  Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”




How many of us live our lives short sighted? Where does this lead? How can we achieve anything, much less lead if we live our lives short sighted?

  Our lack of foresight manifests itself in many ways: When looking at the schedule for the upcoming season, it is all too common for fans, coaches, and athletes to predict the team’s wins and losses. We often gravitate to the latest and the greatest devices, fashion, etc. in hopes that they will lead to happiness. I once had a student talk to me about her future plans and in so doing used this statement,” When I get married the first time…”, she already assumed she would be getting married multiple times!  What Jesus tells us is that our “blindness” is rooted in our lack of faith. Leaders who lack faith are truly blind.
 This begs the question: Where does a blind leader get their vision? In the video clip we see a coach whose vision is clear. We also see a charismatic athlete with strong leadership abilities but has already chalked up the next game as a loss. He lacks faith and his vision for the team is short sighted. By blind folding this athlete, his coach has eliminated his handicap and forced the athlete to depend on faith. Faith in the coach’s vision.
  Choosing to be blindfolded in lieu of short sighted vision can seem counter intuitive. (i.e. Some sight is better than none.) Yet by removing our faithless eyes we remove our limits. Our power and strength becomes limitless and so do our goals. It will be hard. There will be pain, and at times you will feel like quitting. This is when you have to hold on to the one thing that will see you through it all: faith.

Mark 10:52
"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road