Lids

Often times in my life I have come to places in my personal growth where I hit "lids". You know, those blind spots that you have that everybody else can see but you?? We all have them. I have them right now and am unaware of them. I HATE them. Even when i am reading books and listening to CD's and am spending time in God's word they are still there. I have been so blind to some of them that i didn't even have a clue that what i was reading or listening to could remotely apply to me! Thats when i have had a person in my life pull me off and point them out to me. I have to admit it is painful. Partly because we are so in love with ourselves we can take things like that personal and partly because we are so blind to them it kinda is like getting hit and not seeing it coming. Looking back over those times in my life where a friend or mentor pointed something out, they have been right 100% of the time. Most of the time i didn't believe them at first and even argued with some. I left thinking "They just don't understand the whole situation" or even worse i began to look at their flaws.
I am grateful that God placed people in my life that were not afraid to risk hurting my feelings to tell me a truth that will save me years of pain and potentially cause me not to reach my potential. Do you have someone like that in your life? Have you ever been told about a blind spot that you just didn't see? I would love to hear about it.