When Paul converted his life to follow Jesus he did it the moment the scales fell from his eyes and he could see.  He was no longer blind and with his renewed eyes looked at the World and each person differently. I do this often, the being blind part and out in the wilderness all alone.  That’s the lie I tell myself and when the Devil comes whispering and tempting I give in.  The temptations seem to flow with how we are feeling or do not want to feel.  The truth is Jesus is with us and the Holy Spirit is in us.  We have a Warrior King dwelling inside of us who will fight the good fight.  However, because the strongholds have been branded into our souls and minds we must seek refuge in our fortress of Christ.  We can’t expect to change over night or even in weeks or months, completely that is.  We can see the transformation happening and that is an amazing thing to be a part of in my own life.  I need to know the scales have fallen off and I need not pick them back up.  It is almost like I force myself to try and put them back on because when I can’t see I have all the excuses in the World of  why I “needed” to choose sin when in reality I wanted it! OUCH!  The importance of Jesus in our life is the mission He gives each of us to serve.  I believe what Paul learned in those three days was how much Jesus needed to get done on Earth.  When those scales fell off Paul took off and walked with Christ from then on.

Paul realized in this wisdom that he needed to focus all his energies on forgetting the past and looking to what lies ahead.  Those are big words considering he needed to forget being a murderer of the very thing he became, A Christian.  I am learning to not pre-judge or make assumptions of anyone, including the ones we do not like.  We don’t know what they are going through.  It is within our walk with Jesus and the Holy Spirit that we truly start to transform.  Jesus frees us and then the Spirit through us reaches out to all those in our path.  Paul says with conviction that there is no condemnation in those that are in Jesus Christ.  He can say this because he lived it and had the Holy Spirit with him.  Paul says to confess your thoughts and feelings before they can even become temptations.  When you have the eyes of your Heart open, the scales have no appeal! We do not want to be blind when we can truly see.  The whisper of the Holy Spirit speaks peace into us while the “Warrior King” deals with everything else.  The very moment we ask He(Jesus) says YES.  The moment the scales fall off , let them fall do not try and salvage any of the old ways of being blind to Christ!  Our past brings comfort which is not peace, Comfort leads us to laziness which then leads us to sin.  I am leaving the scales on the ground, IN JESUS NAME! I CHOOSE SIGHT, COME, HOLY SPIRIT, VISINE ME! Amen!

One Love, One King, All Christ!