Welcome! It’s so lovely that you dropped by, I look so forward to your visit each week…I have the kettle boiling & a selection of teas, coffee & hot chocolate to choose from today…
Our treat is a Gf Raspberry & Coconut slice & I have chosen an Australian afternoon tea blend for my cuppa. Which is a black tea grown here, it has a lighter taste.
We are sitting in my lounge room which is warm & cozy, as once again it is freezing, windy & far too unpleasant outdoors. Now we are both settled with our cuppa & treat of deliciousness, we can begin our time of reflection together…
Looking through the Haze
I have had some problems with my eyes lately, which have been causing some concern…
After noticing that I needed my prescription eye glasses more & more when out & about, as well as when doing close up work…I thought my prescription may need adjusting.
So I went to the Optometrist for an eye check. After a full range of tests, apparently my prescription didn’t need changing! Rather I was referred to the eye specialist instead!
The verdict, I need surgery in both eyes, this came as a bit of surprise to me. I had had real concerns for the vision in my right eye which had become increasingly blurry, extra sensitive to bright light & was harder to focus at night.
But needing surgery in my left eye as well was definitely surprising! Because I find if I close my right eye, I can see perfectly well long distances with my left eye, without prescription eye glasses! The diagnosis is that I have cataracts in both eyes!
Which means the lens of the eye has become cloudy, restricting & scattering the amount of light through the lens…thus images are not properly focused on the retina at the back of the eye.
Resulting in increasingly poor & blurry vision. Thus, I need to have the lens in each eye replaced with new artificial lenses! This gave me much food for thought for our reflection…
Looking through cloudy life lenses
How often do we have clouded lenses with relationships, circumstances or even ourselves that restricts & scatters the true Light. Which leads to an unfocused & blurry image of the heart, resulting in a skewed & distorted perception & attitude!
I find the following fascinating; because my right eye is affected by an advanced cataract my entire vision for both eyes is completely distorted!
Though my left eye definitely has the beginning of a cataract…it still possesses clear vision as the cloudiness hasn’t reached the Centre of the lens yet…
But the right eye so influences my total sight that it gives a scattered & unfocused view for my entire vision….without my corrective prescription glasses on that is!
Have you noticed how our attitudes & perceptions can do this… because our heart was hurt & wounded in the past…
Our entire viewpoint changes when present circumstances remind us of that hurt…we start to view it through past lenses which lead to a blurry & clouded opinion!
I need to have surgery in both eyes but my right eye will be done first & once healing is completed, my left eye will have its corrective surgical procedure…
Our hearts too need to go through a healing process to Mend brokenness in order to have a new & clear heart lens for the true Light to shine.
Until next time dear friend…
Jennifer
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Great analogy, Jennifer! I frequently say that everyone looks at life through the lens of their personal perspective. When our perspective is distorted everything is off. I’m so thankful God is willing to adjust our lens and help us see more clearly. Praying your surgery goes smoothly and that you are seeing clearly again very soon! Blessings!
Thankyou Deb.
My husband likes to say it this way, “We aren’t nearly as affected by the facts as we are by our interpretation of the facts.” Great post, as usual, Jennifer.
I like his statement Donna! Lovely to have you drop by. Thank you!
I’m so sorry that you have to deal with eye surgery, but glad that they caught it! Praying for you as you go through the surgery and recovery.
Thank you.
I’m sorry that you need to have surgery on your eyes, Jennifer, but I’m glad they have identified the problem and it can be fixed. I hope it all goes well. It’s so true that circumstances and past experiences can cloud our vision at times. We all need God’s help to see clearly!
Thank you Lesley & we sure do!
First, I’d love a very hot cup of English Breakfast tea, no sugar or cream, thank you. Next, your analogy was spot on. Finally, praying your surgery restores your eyesight and is free of all complications.