I don’t know if you all have
noticed, some of you have I’m sure, but I’ve been wearing the same pair of
glasses for 11 years. My old glasses even have a crack in the lens. I got my
eyes checked in August of 2016 and that had been 9 years since I had my eyes
checked. So I decided it was time to get new glasses. I had to go to the eye doctor.
I had a stinky attitude about it. Since, I had my eyes checked in 2016, I
didn’t want to get another check-up. I got to the office and they were playing
Christian music, which put me in a better mood. The staff was very nice and the
doctor was nice too. He said something profound when he asked if I could see
through my old lenses. I said, “Yes.” He said, “We adapt to things sometimes
that are not good for us.” How true is that? So after I left the doctor’s
office I spontaneously erupted with joy and praise and started shouting, “We
made it, we made it, victory, thank you Jesus!” I felt so elated because it had
been something I didn’t want to do and it blessed me to do it.
I went to Target to order new
glasses and my mom helped me pick some frames. The young lady who helped me was
very nice and very helpful. So I got a new pair of glasses and a pair of
prescription sunglasses for the cost of one pair of glasses. Today is day one
of wearing my new glasses and things are more clear. I hadn’t realized I was
kind of in a fog with my old lenses and of course my vision was skewed with a
crack in the lens. So this is a victory for me. It might seem easy or even be
easy for some but for me it was not easy. It took me years to get to this
moment to be ready to let go of the past and step into my future. Also, getting
these new glasses reminds me that I am a new creation in Christ. This reminds
me of Paul and his letter to the Philippians.
Brethren, I count not myself to
have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are
behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:13
For me these new lenses are my
forgetting things which are behind and reaching forth to things that are before
me. It’s taking me one step at a time to let go of the old and allow the new
in. Don’t miss this. I have to let go of the old to allow the new to come in.
So too is it with our walk with Christ. We have to let go of old attitudes,
behaviors, habits and grab on to the new life Christ has for us. Our new life
includes having the Holy Spirit with us. The Holy Spirit brings the fruits of
the Spirit: love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness and temperance. These fruits help us let go of the old and grab onto
the new.
So what resonates with me is it’s
never too late with God. It’s never too
late to live your dream. This point really hit home with me. It hit my heart
and resonated within me bringing me to tears. It’s never too late. Yes, I
waited for 11 years to get new glasses, it’s never too late. Yes, I need to
start taking better care of myself, it’s never too late. Yes, I want a better
relationship with my dad, it’s never too late. Yes, I want a better
relationship with my sister, it’s never too late. Yes, I want to spend more
time in God’s word, it’s never too late. It’s never too late to spend more time
with your family and friends. It’s never too late to start a blog. It’s never
too late to start eating better. It’s never too late to encourage someone. It’s
never too late for a second chance. I am not the 13-year-old girl that believed
she had to get married and have kids in order to live a fulfilled life. It’s
never too late my husband will come. It’s never too late my children will come.
It’s never too late for peace. It’s never too late for a transformed life. It’s
never too late to invite people to church. It’s never too late to follow that
dream. It’s not too late for me and it’s not too late for you dear reader. It’s
never too late to make a new friend.
Share
it with me.
What have you been putting off doing?
Who are you putting off
seeing, calling or forgiving?
It’s never too late.
God is never too late.
Being confident of this very thing,
that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of
Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6
Genuinely Yours,
Amy Z.
Genuinely Yours,
Amy Z.
