Life gets blurry sometimes. Things that used to seem so crystal clear begin to get distorted and are difficult to see clearly. Try this experiment: Put a book close to your face (about an inch from you nose) and try to read it. Can you? Why? You're too close to it. Often we are too close to a situation to see it clearly. Step back...WAY BACK. Look at the situation from a different vantage point. Ask a friend to "read" the situation for you, from where they stand. Listen carefully to what they read to you. Marriage, or relationship with a child, a sibling, a parent, can get really distorted because you are too close. Love is a funny thing. It hurts. It's the nature of the beast. So step back and take a look from outside yourself. Seek counsel from someone who isn't quite so "close". You may be surprised at how different the scenery looks from the shoulders of a friend or confidante. Take a look at the picture. Do you see an old hag? Do you see a lovely lady? They're both there. Adjust your vision. It's amazing what you can see when you look at a situation differently.
"...seeing they see not. Hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
Matthew 13:13 [paraphrased]
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