I have never tried this before, blogging that is, and have never been a man of great oration or literary skills. Despite the reasons why I shouldn't (Exodus 3-4), the Holy Spirit still works through the hearts of all those who believe in the saving work of Jesus Christ and is able to make sense of unintelligible jargon posted as a blog.
It seems that most of the Christians I meet live not by faith but by glimpses. A glimpse may be a "spiritual high" like an experience at a summer camp, a spirit filled worship service, a community revival, or a youth group retreat. When these events are over, the eyes of the heart close and the soul lives on those moments until the next one comes by. These people I meet do not let the Holy Spirit open up the eyes of their heart to see the constant beauty of the Kingdom of God; a majestic view of God's glory that is ours to experience day after day!
We are to proclaim that the kingdom is now but not yet. The work of Christ is not over; in fact we are to be preparing the world for the fulfillment of Scripture when the Kingdom will be made whole and our Savior Jesus will take back his creation. How can one claim to be a partaker in the Kingdom of God and an imitator of Christ when he has his eyes closed? How can one fully understand the scope of what Christ has done for us when their hearts are hardened? When you close your eyes, you control how much light comes in and how much information your brain receives. Keeping them open, you see everything that is in front of you. Perhaps then this issue is about control. 'If anyone wants to save his life (an act of control) he must lose it (Matthew 26:25)'.
Lose yourself (as Eminem would say) but not in the music, lose yourself in Christ.
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