Seeing but not seeing….taking the bandage off

There are often painful things or wounds that we don’t want to look at.  

There comes a time though that we need to take the bandage off and have a good look at the wound – has it healed?  

Some of our old wounds have healed but the bandage is still on and we haven’t realised.

We still act as wounded ones but actually we are now healed and restored.

Some wounds are still in the process of healing. They need some more time. Some deep down cleansing may still be needed to remove those last bits of hurt.

We have lived with the pain and discomfort for so long but at some stage we need to assess the wound again.

We can also choose to be wilfully blind to the difficult and painful things happening in and around us– we find them too distressing.

We can have feelings of being overwhelmed and helpless.

There is so much cruelty and injustice.

We can purposefully close our eyes to it – if we don’t see it then it doesn’t exist.

We refuse to read the news, refuse to engage with what is happening around us.

There is so much fake news and deception but God wants to show us the Truth so we don’t just believe what we see.

It’s time to remove the bandage/lift the carpet and have a good look.   See what is really going on.

You don’t have to do it alone – that is why we are a family in Christ Jesus, the church is there to minister and support each other, pray for each other.

Are you avoiding looking at something and seeing it for what it truly is.

Is it time to take the bandage off the wound and have a good look.

Is it time to take our heads out of the sand and see what is really happening around us.

What does the Lord want us to do about what we see.