Today I went to eat with a friend of mind. It was nothing different about the lunch we were chit-chatting, nothing general. But as conversations sometimes go, we hit upon a sensitive subject for me. I was evasive because I was not ready or willing to have the conversation that was taking form. It was not lost on my friend. So, I was pushed, challenged, and questioned on every answer, excuse given for my hesitation to not go public with the call upon my life. I did not think the atmosphere was the right setting for the emotional upheaval that would surely result, and I did not see, I was being understood. But as I drove home, I was a little angry why she did not see, I then realized something, the answer, the advice provided was right, even if I could not see there was comprehension of what I was trying to say; seek to understand before being understood and see life situation change….It did not change what she said for me to do was the truth; funny thing is I already knew this…lol… I now have to apologize, and thank her all at the same time….(I have come a long way because there was time, I would have done neither, and rationalized it to be right, okay, and the best thing for me because I did not want to think the person was smarter than me. Now, I do not care; it helps me on my path, so be it…smiling)…And then it hit me, how many times do we do not pay attention to the right answer in front of us because we believe, we are not understood. The person does not get me. The answer is far too simple to be correct; I am too complex for this. See, it does not matter if they get you; the right answer is the right answer. But we have been so consumed with what we have been rolling around in our head, or devoted to that one objective, without surrendering to the moment and truly absorbing what is being provide; a teachable moment…wink… We fail to realize, just because they have no frame of reference or context from which you come, or totally understand your struggle or dilemma, it does not mean the right answer cannot be given. We all so fond of the old adage – out of the mouth of babes, truth speaks- the babes, children do not understand, have the frame of references to grasp the complexity of the problem, but they still provide the right answer, or give the next logical step. Now, we just have to be humble and wise enough to submit to the truth spoken. I am so grateful for the people in my life who are willing to tell me the truth, to help me to see what I did not see….kind like this… The Book of Eli movie…
There have been families not speaking, husbands/wives not speaking, friends separated as a result of seeing this movie, and dynamics of friendship groups change because of this movie. All because they cannot decide, or agree if he was blind or not. It is amazing what we will get hooked on, and the main issue goes over their heads. Whether he was blind or not does not matter? Asked yourself, what would have changed about the movie, if he was blind? What would have made more sense in the movie, if he had sight? To both of these question, I say, nothing because the movie was about faith, and how we sometime are so focus on the mission, we miss true meaning. We too many time get absorb in the objective because it is the obvious. Yet, it is not about us, but it is for us as the vessel to surrender, not get consume with the logical conclusion we have rolling around in our heads…Elijah got consumed with the big stuff, he almost missed the ‘voice’ …1 Kings 19:11-13 - Then He said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the LORD's presence." At that moment, the LORD passed by. A great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. When Elijah heard [it], he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly, a voice came to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" (NIV)…At the end of the movie, like Elijah, Eli was liberated mentally, emotionally, and completed his task at hand with God awesome power; that which he was called to do…wink
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