Right Now Ain't Right
I once had an eyelash fall into my eye. I didn't realize it was there right away but once my eye began to feel like it had a rock under the lid, I knew I had trouble. I ran to the mirror, lifted my eyelid and began searching for the fleecy culprit. I spotted it just under my brow bone - the highest part of my eye. I washed my hands and prepared for a surgery of sorts.
That single lash moved around in my eye back and forth, to and fro but would NOT come out! Though I could always see it, I was unable to manipulate it to the safe place where I could pluck it without causing harm to my eyeball. I tried every tactic I knew - making my eye water, gently massaging the hair to the corner of my eye and even flushing it - nothing worked. With little left in my arsenal, I was forced to grant the eyelash reprieve. Both me and my eye had become visibly irritated but I could do little but leave it where it was and continue with my day.
Within a half hour, the corner my eye began to itch. Instinctively, I reached up to rub it thinking I was headed for round two with this stubborn hair. The lash that mocked my efforts at premature eviction now sat innocently upon my tear duct and willing submitted with one rub of my finger.
Our bodies are naturally equipped with a flight or fight response which means that when faced with an issue, we run toward safety or stay and deal with it head on. Makes sense right? Of course it does - it is how we've survived for centuries.
There are two types of problems we encounter. Ones that can and should be attacked head on and others that require a little more finesse, a gentler approach. If we address either flavor using the wrong tactics, we might exhaust valuable time and energy without drawing closer to the solution. In extreme cases, one false move could cause irrevocable damage that compromises the immediate outcome and the future.
How do we know which variety of problem we are facing? What tells us if we should move quickly or stop and devise a strategy? There is no one size fits all answer for this age-old query but we can rest assured that regardless of the issue we face, we can pray for wisdom.
When we pray for the wisdom to understand the root of what is amiss, we are able to separate emotions from facts. We can remove our selfish motives and see what will bring about the greater good. By taking that essential step to seek insight beyond our own understanding, we discern the appropriate course of action.
That single lash moved around in my eye back and forth, to and fro but would NOT come out! Though I could always see it, I was unable to manipulate it to the safe place where I could pluck it without causing harm to my eyeball. I tried every tactic I knew - making my eye water, gently massaging the hair to the corner of my eye and even flushing it - nothing worked. With little left in my arsenal, I was forced to grant the eyelash reprieve. Both me and my eye had become visibly irritated but I could do little but leave it where it was and continue with my day.
Within a half hour, the corner my eye began to itch. Instinctively, I reached up to rub it thinking I was headed for round two with this stubborn hair. The lash that mocked my efforts at premature eviction now sat innocently upon my tear duct and willing submitted with one rub of my finger.
Today's Inspiration
Some Problems Are Best Solved With Time
Our bodies are naturally equipped with a flight or fight response which means that when faced with an issue, we run toward safety or stay and deal with it head on. Makes sense right? Of course it does - it is how we've survived for centuries.
There are two types of problems we encounter. Ones that can and should be attacked head on and others that require a little more finesse, a gentler approach. If we address either flavor using the wrong tactics, we might exhaust valuable time and energy without drawing closer to the solution. In extreme cases, one false move could cause irrevocable damage that compromises the immediate outcome and the future.
How do we know which variety of problem we are facing? What tells us if we should move quickly or stop and devise a strategy? There is no one size fits all answer for this age-old query but we can rest assured that regardless of the issue we face, we can pray for wisdom.
When we pray for the wisdom to understand the root of what is amiss, we are able to separate emotions from facts. We can remove our selfish motives and see what will bring about the greater good. By taking that essential step to seek insight beyond our own understanding, we discern the appropriate course of action.
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