Day 110- Blind Spots
📖Daily Reading
Psalms 145-146
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📝 Reflection
Psalm 146: 8
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. the Lord loves the godly.
I have been having a bit of relational trouble the past few days. Nothing too big, but when things like this happen it is heavy and I feel weighed down. One of the things I am learning to do in my growth journey is to sit and really reflect on how I showed up and how I played a role in how the relationship has encounter a break down. This is not fun or easy to do. It requires looking at potential blind spots we may have with regard to our own faults and behaviors.
The ego wants to defend, protect and find blame in others. Not surprisingly this can create blind spots. It is hard to see your faults or mistakes when you are trying so hard to defend. So I prayed this morning after reading passage to have my eyes opened. I can now see how I could have reacted and handled things differently. I also do feel as if a weight has been lifted. Trying to defend is hard and heavy and feels restrictive. Peace and harmony is a lighter better feeling.
As a recovering co-dependent and people pleaser, I have to be really careful that I take responsibility for my own behavior, words and actions but in doing so that I don’t mislead others into not thinking that I am just giving them a free pass in how they showed up. Forgiving and owning your role is not the same as taking responsibility for a whole relationship and for the other person and giving others a pass for their behavior. This is what I used to do. Responsible mature adults can own what they do and also still be honest and tell others that they really don’t like how they showed up either. It takes 2 to tango and it takes 2 to untangle. This can and should be done from a place of love after deep personal reflection and thought and heart examination.
This has been very tricky for me to learn. When others in your life have been used to you operating from a place of people pleasing and co-dependency, they may not like the new honest mature you very much who doesn’t just excuse their role in it or doesn’t challenge their bad behavior anymore. They may be confused, so you may have to learn and practice clear communication. Honest relationships are the best, but not always the easiest. Honesty and personal responsibility is a lighter way of being and it does allow you to see things more clearly, not only in yourselves but others as well. You can’t change and grow without being willing to see your own blind spots.
‘Leggo my ego’ is something I say to myself often. The ego requires defending and protecting and it is heavy like a suit of armor. I want to be like David and shed this armor that only weighs me down and just own who I am good, bad and the ugly take it to God in prayer and ask for his guidance, refining discipline and revelation.
✍🏼Daily Journal Prompt
Do you think you have blind spots? Are you willing to see them? God will open your eyes if you are willing. Can you see that your blind spots might be creating heavy burdens that may be weighing you down?
📖Tomorrows Reading
Psalms 147-150
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