[Faith-talk] relationship issues

[Ericka]

I don't know what anyone else thinks, but I too am very grateful to be blind. In fact like David it certainly is a gift if used well.

Ericka Short
1750 Fordem Ave. #508
Madison. WI. 53704
608-665-3170

 from my iPhone 6+

> On May 19, 2017, at 5:28 PM, David Moore via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Amen!
> God has used meso much more being blind that he could if I saw. I have been able to talk to so many people around me, because they ask about my blindness and how I do so much without sight. I can then tell them about the Lord. When people see me flying down the street with my cane, that gets their attention. If I were sighted, I would just blend in with the croud, and people would not notice. I am glad I stand out.
> David Moore
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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> From: Sandra Streeter via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 5:31 PM
> To: faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sandra Streeter
> Subject: [Faith-talk] relationship issues
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> I’m sure that part of the reason church people are so over-zealous to pray for our physical healing is that they don’t understand that blindness itself is most often not the real obstacle: people’s negative attitudes toward blindness often is. they haven’t stopped to recognize that, at least in part, it’s the ignorance and misconceptions about blindness that keep us out of jobs, for instance. I heard a really interesting story from Joni on a broadcast the other day that I wish more could hear: She had been wrestling with certain things she could not overcome, and was at the end of her rope, and asked God to intervene. Well, three months later was when she had the diving accident that rendered her a quad. While understandably bitter at first, with time, she recognized that that accident was pivotal in bringing her to the deeper relationship with God that she wanted, unobstructed by her pet sins. She now thanks God for His wisdom in allowing it. Maybe it sounds cruel, but—if I were to become fully-sighted but not have the character God wants for me—then, I’d rather be blind and at least striving for spiritual growth and the character He wants me to develop.
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> Sandra
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> Not “Revelation” – tis – that waits
> But our unfurnished eyes –
> (Emily Dickinson)
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