open you eyes to grace

Thursday July 9th, Mark 6: "Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! 3 Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. Expectations!! Sometimes they come in the form of pressure to perform up to some preconceived standard, sometimes they are the blinders that keep us from seeing the greatness before us. Sometimes we notice the blinders worn by others, but the most destructive times and least noticed times are when they are worn by us. Expectations can be the blinders that keep us from seeing the Angels God has set before us, the miracles in life. Sometimes these expectation blinders can keep us from seeing the brothers and sisters God has set before us, the blessings in life. Magic tricks work because we see what we expect to see, and in doing so we are fooled. Satin works because we see what we expect to see and miss the grace of God that surrounds us, and we are fooled. Open your eyes to the grace of God in your life this day, and then live the wow!!!