Broken Hearts Clear Vision

Daily Gratitude Year 8- Day 10: Today, I am grateful broken hearts clear our vision. 

Sometimes, it takes heartbreak to clear our vision. 
We can't alway focus on what is important when we are being overstimulated. 

Information floods our days. From the screens on our devices to the billboards and signs we see on the roadways... not to mention the media connections we make everyday. Information overload is very real... and it is very distracting. 

There is a great value in taking first things first in the morning. This, for me, means coffee and Jesus. Not necessarily in that order, but who am I kidding... that order is good. Honestly, the first breath of the day can be a prayer. A simple "Good morning, Lord. What do you have for us to do today?" First things first. 

The news typically has something that breaks our hearts, but has the potential to fix our vision. I love the new stations that report a little good news along with the latest drama. The news can cause us distress, but it can also remind us of what is important. Where will we set our focus?

Where can we make a difference today? Joy is not found in what we get, but it what we give. We can look past the hurting in front of us, or we can attempt to offer love and help where there is a need. Focusing on gratitude and giving instead of wanting and getting, we find a peace that surpasses worldly understanding. 

"Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" -Psalm 118:5-6

That is a great promise! 

"Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans don’t have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them. Instead, get help from the God of Jacob, put your hope in God and know real blessing! God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it. He always does what he says— he defends the wronged, he feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners— he gives sight to the blind, he lifts up the fallen. God loves good people, protects strangers, takes the side of orphans and widows, but makes short work of the wicked." -Psalm 146:3-9 (The Message) 

We can be the difference in a hurting world. We can make it our mission and our mantra. 


Today, I am grateful broken hearts clear our vision.