John 9
6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
There is something to be said about finding one's way...
He was just a blind man...
He had no vision of the road ahead...
Never had...
Not once had he been able to look down the road and detect danger approaching...
Driving instructors tell us to look as far as we can down the road...
To anticipate change...
For it takes vision to look ahead and anticipate danger...
However, this young man had no way to forecast the upcoming dangers which lay ahead...
Yet Jesus spat upon the ground, made clay, rubbed it into the man's eyes, and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam...
So the only way he had to get to the miracle was to go HIS WAY...
His way was not the easiest...
His way was most likely not the shortest distance between two points...
It was a wandering way...
A stumbling way...
A way which hesitated at times...
A way of uncertainty...
A way of failure...
A way of mistakes...
A way of desperation...
A way of hunger...
Not the best way...
But it was his way...
The only way he could make it was his way...
There are some who will criticize you for your methods...
Criticize your decisions...
Criticize your choices...
See, your way might not be their way, and that makes them uncomfortable...
But they are not blind and they don't know your way...
Their feet do not fit your shoes...
And they cannot decipher your way...
Do not be discouraged or distracted...
For true vision awaits just beyond your way..
If you are following the instruction of the Master, follow it to the best of your ability...
Follow the only way you know...
Of course there are Biblical absolutes which we must follow...
The command was to "go wash in the pool of Siloam"...
But no further instruction was given...
Make sure your way leads you to and through the unchanging, absolute instructions of the Word of God...
But find your way to the promised vision...
I promise it is worth the trip...
