My son had ear tube surgery this past week.
It’s been so hard for him to hear recently, his doctor confirmed he had hearing loss due to fluid in the ears, and so we knew this was the best step.
All my recent interactions with him have included me talking very loudly and slowly, and him yelling, “What?” about a million times a day.
When we came home after his surgery, one of the first things he said to me was:
“Mom, everything is so loud!”
I told him it was because his ears were now working the way they were supposed to.
He insisted, “No, like I’m hearing things I’ve never ever heard before. It’s all so loud and there is so much sound.”
He has had no idea what he had been missing out on.
It’s a whole new world for him with ears that have now been opened to hear.
I thought about how often I’ve lived my life with my spiritual eyes closed.
Completely unaware of the divine hand, the blessings, the literal miracles that have surrounded me because I just am not willing or quite able to perceive yet.
The prophet Balaam thought his donkey was being stubborn and disobedient.
Until…
“Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way”. (Numbers 22:31)
The trouble with our spiritual eyes and ears being closed is that we often don’t even realize it.
We think, “This is just how life is! Normal. I’m on my own. Solving my own problems. Dealing with normal things.”
Until something happens to wake us up and we choose to look and see.
And then a whole new world opens up to us.
Walking with Jesus. Guided by His Spirit. A life filled with constant miracles of all sizes. Communication and divine love everywhere.
Once we see it, we don’t want to go back!
How has the Lord helped you open your spiritual eyes to see His hand all around you?
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
