The sing below was written by Ginny Owens, a singer who has been blind since two years old. She recounts in her testimony, how she was constantly rejected by schools when applying for the job of high school choir director because she was blind. But in the midst of all that she found God's path for her life, and found exceeding joy in singing for Him. The song below is a result of that.
I sometimes wonder, do we have too much in our life for our own good? Are we too blessed for our own good? We look at blind people and often we think that they are unfortunate, or unlucky, and we thank God for blessing us. Nothing wrong with that. But I think we should also realise something- blind people, because they cannot see, do not see a lot of the evil and suffering that goes on around us. They do not face a lot of the temptation that we face. They do not see this evil world around us. But in their heart of hearts they can see God, they can feel God, they can know God; and this knowledge of God is not tainted by their desire of the world and its trappings, because they do not see these things. They literally, only have eyes for God. And that, in my opinion, is such a great blessing.
We are blessed, indeed, but have we been distracted from the fact that the greatest blessing, the greatest thing, is to know God and be with Him? That all the gifts He gives us are but a mere shadow of being with Him and knowing Him, and meant to lead us towards, and not away from, Him? That is one of Satan's favourite tactics- to use the gifts to distract us from the Giver, to exalt the gifts above the Giver; and to make things worse, our human nature has no natural desire for God, but lusts exceedingly for earthly gifts. I realise now that I have suffered from this many a time.
It is not easy to look beyond the gifts to the Giver, especially when we have received an abundance of them. But the failure to do so, I have found, will not lead us to greater joy; it may lead us to some degree of temporal happiness, but ultimately it will still leave us wanting more, disappointed, aching. It will lead us frustated and tired. To do so requires pain, effort and struggle, but yet when we have done so we will find that we truly lack nothing and are complete. Because God is able to supply our every need.
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:3-4
I sometimes wonder, do we have too much in our life for our own good? Are we too blessed for our own good? We look at blind people and often we think that they are unfortunate, or unlucky, and we thank God for blessing us. Nothing wrong with that. But I think we should also realise something- blind people, because they cannot see, do not see a lot of the evil and suffering that goes on around us. They do not face a lot of the temptation that we face. They do not see this evil world around us. But in their heart of hearts they can see God, they can feel God, they can know God; and this knowledge of God is not tainted by their desire of the world and its trappings, because they do not see these things. They literally, only have eyes for God. And that, in my opinion, is such a great blessing.
We are blessed, indeed, but have we been distracted from the fact that the greatest blessing, the greatest thing, is to know God and be with Him? That all the gifts He gives us are but a mere shadow of being with Him and knowing Him, and meant to lead us towards, and not away from, Him? That is one of Satan's favourite tactics- to use the gifts to distract us from the Giver, to exalt the gifts above the Giver; and to make things worse, our human nature has no natural desire for God, but lusts exceedingly for earthly gifts. I realise now that I have suffered from this many a time.
It is not easy to look beyond the gifts to the Giver, especially when we have received an abundance of them. But the failure to do so, I have found, will not lead us to greater joy; it may lead us to some degree of temporal happiness, but ultimately it will still leave us wanting more, disappointed, aching. It will lead us frustated and tired. To do so requires pain, effort and struggle, but yet when we have done so we will find that we truly lack nothing and are complete. Because God is able to supply our every need.
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:3-4
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