I caught myself doing it again today. I did it yesterday. And I think I even did it the day before. Now that I’ve stopped to think about it, there hasn’t been a day that I can’t remember not doing it. Heck, I think I’ve been doing it since I was 11.
You may be asking what “it” is and I’ll tell ya…
If you’ve read my blogs, you know one of my first stories was about an accident I had when I was 11 which left me partially blind in my left eye. So here’s what I do EVERY DAY…
– I close my right eye and check to see if my vision has been restored in my left eye
Crazy? Maybe. Maybe not.
It’s become such a habit that I don’t realize I am even doing it. I can’t pinpoint the exact date or reason I began doing this. I’m not even sure that’s even important to know.
What’s important to know is the “why”. And it’s fairly simple –
because I have hope that it will happen.
I have hope.
Where would we be without hope? What hopes do you have? Have you shared them with anyone? What actions have you taken to make your hope a reality?
In my case I make regular visits to the eye doctor; which are always “fun” as most eye docs have never seen an eye with damage like mine. My last visit went differently though. My doctor ran some tests and suggested “some and maybe all” of my sight might be restored if I had cataract surgery. I guess I have a “ripe cataract” according to him.
Oh, the tests were pretty cool, science fiction-like stuff. They shot a laser into my eye from various angles and asked “do you see anything, tell us what you see”. Strange how I could “see” a capital “E” from some, but not all angles, simply from this laser they aimed at my eye. Cool!
(Now to overcome the fear that is holding me back from the surgery, but I’ll save that for another blog entry.)
Hope.
In Psalm 71:14 it says:
“As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.”
Maybe that’s the first and best place for me to start, put my hope in Him. He already knows my deepest wants and desires – maybe that’s why I do the “eye check” every day – it’s my biggest hope! And simply knowing He knows I have the hope that my vision will be restored is enough to “keep me believing”.
Ha, just made myself think of the song “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey.
So, let’s end it there…
“Don’t stop believing. Hold on to that feeling…”
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