2020 brings in a new decade, a new year, new desires, new outlooks, and new beginnings, and with my upcoming eye exam, I desire 20/20 “perfect vision”. However, at my age, my eyesight lacks these numbers as I read the dreaded eye chart.
The eye chart measures visual acuity, which reveals the clearness or sharpness of your vision. The top number represents your distance in feet from the chart. The bottom number indicates the distance at which a person with normal eyesight can read the same line.
A person with 20/20 vision can see what an average individual can see on an eye chart when they stand 20 feet away.
We tend to focus too much on the past. We allow the larger losses in life to occupy our time. Loss of a family member, a job, money, a relationship or a dream never reached. We get anxious about the future. Future of a family member, a job, money, a relationship or an anticipated dream. But if we focus too much on the past, losses, or the future, we lose what lies in front of us—what God places right before us now.
Each day that God gives represents moments in time. They come so quickly and go so quickly that if we are not careful, we miss them. They fade into the distance and remain gone forever. This reminds me to just be thankful for only now—the present.