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Were you able to read that? Apparently, some cannot; perhaps you are one of them. What I find interesting is that some, like me, can read it as easily as if it were spelled correctly. For me and others, this presents another problem. When I’m proofreading papers, I can’t see the mistakes because I read words that aren’t there. My mind corrects misspellings, so I don’t notice them.

Life, I have found, is interpreted by what we see. Note that I said by what we see, not by what is. In other words, our interpretation of our world depends on how we see it. We often interpret through the lenses of our experiences, both the good and the bad. I wear glasses, and if you were to put my glasses on, your world might appear blurry and distorted. Our experiences, like glasses, affect our ability to see things.

Today was one of those days when I had trouble seeing what was right in front of my nose. I was doing some carpentry work for my niece, and several times I found myself looking for the tape measure only to realize I was holding it. Later, I did the same thing with the pencil and hammer.

In the natural order of life, we all find ourselves looking for something that is right in front of us yet can’t see it. It’s the same with God. He can be working in our lives and the lives of others while we are oblivious to His presence. We can miss His message to us because our experience tells us something different. I know of only one way to experience God. It’s called practice. Think about it.