Blind Spots That Are Blocking Your Breakthrough

I was watching Wheel of Fortune recently.
Not because I planned to.
It was just on, and suddenly, I was completely invested.

There was this contestant we’ll call Gary.
Not because his name was Gary, but because I don’t want to use his real name in case he is still trying to forget this moment.

Gary was two letters away from solving the puzzle.
The board read: GRAN_ CAN_ON.

It was right there.
So close.
The audience was practically holding their breath, waiting for him to solve it.

Gary took a moment, focused, and then, with absolute confidence,
he said, “Granny’s Canoe.” 

Gary. Buddy. No.
Not even close.

The room went silent.
His family was probably considering legal separation.
Somewhere, an actual grandma, sitting peacefully in her recliner, turned to her grandkids and said, “I don’t even own a canoe.”

And across America, millions of people simultaneously yelled at their TVs.
It was the collective groan heard around the world.

But Gary?
He couldn’t see it.
Because he was too close to it.

And that’s how blind spots work.
We all have them.
The things in our life that everyone else can see.
Except for us.

Now imagine you’re in a movie theater.
The lights go down. The movie starts.
It’s a movie about your life.

You’re watching yourself make decisions.
About relationships, business, and life.
And the audience?
They’re watching too.

And just like Wheel of Fortune, they’re yelling at the screen.

“No, don’t go back to that relationship!”
“Why are you still saying yes to things you don’t have time for?”
“IT’S CANYON.”

Because they see what you don’t.
Maybe your blind spot is staying in a friendship that drains you because you’re afraid of the awkwardness of stepping away.

Maybe you feel like you’re falling behind because you haven’t reached some imaginary timeline for success. When in reality, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Maybe it’s thinking that people-pleasing is kindness.
When really, it’s keeping you exhausted and resentful.

Blind spots keep us stuck.
And the tricky thing is we usually don’t recognize them until something forces us to see them. And sometimes, that “something” is God flipping on the lights.

Once you see the blind spot, though, you can’t unsee it.
You can’t go back to believing that relationship is okay, that habit isn’t hurting you, or that fear isn’t controlling you.

And at first? That’s uncomfortable.
Because seeing the truth means you have to decide what to do with it.

You can choose to ignore it.
To keep pretending you don’t see the cracks, the warning signs, the quiet nudges that something needs to change. But that doesn’t make it go away.

Or, you can face it.
You can invite God into your blind spot and ask Him, “What do I do now?“

You see, God is not in the business of keeping you in the dark.
He’s in the business of bringing things to light.
His light, however, doesn’t just expose.
It heals. It redirects. It moves you forward.
And that breakthrough is where true transformation begins.