Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw.” 2 Kings 6:17
Just like magic…there it was. So, a long time ago, you know, back in the mid-eighties, a “thing” was going around. The bottom line was you were supposed to look at this picture that seemed to be a picture of really nothing and if it was your lucky day, suddenly, a 3-D image would appear. It was crazy. I remember one Sunday afternoon we were at a friend’s house, and I was staring at this large picture like crazy. And then it happened. Boom. A 3-D picture just jumped off the page. I remember shouting, “I see it, I see it” and just about that time—it was gone.
A couple of days ago, I received an email, and it is generally full of interesting tidbits and the like. Well, it said that there was an arrow in the FedEx logo. Well, I certainly had never seen one, so you know I had to go and look. And…I did. I Googled FedEx and clicked on images and there were tons to see. I looked and no arrow. I looked again and still no arrow. I was just about to think that the email writer person was jerking my chain and then it happened.
Between the “E” and the “X” there was perfect, plain as the nose on your face arrow. I was and still am amazed at how I didn’t see it and then “bam” I did. And the cool part is that once you see it, you cannot “unsee” it. Trust me when I see the FedEx logo the first thing that grabs my attention is the arrow.
It made me wonder how many wonderful things surround us every day and we simply don’t see them. How many miracles has the Dearest Father placed in our world and for whatever reason, we just look right past them. The answer, of course, is to make it a point to start being intentional in our looking for them. I am sure I never would have seen the arrow if someone had told me to look.
As you journey today, let me encourage you to intentionally look for the miracles and blessings scattered around the landscape of your life. Trust me, look intentionally and you will see them. If you need a little help, just ask and the One who made it all will make them apparent. He loves it when we look, and He loves it when we know that “He’s got this.” Bro. Dewayne
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