Little wonder then that Jehoshaphat did not have the desire or the moral strength to change his already set course of action, even after the Lord explicitly spoke through the prophet Micaiah. If winning an argument with a Christian brother or sister is more important than loving the arguer with Christ's love, there are blind spots. If climbing the ladder of success in some ministry becomes more important than serving the people with whom I'm working, then there are blind spots. If playing favorites in the fellowship becomes more important than playing fair, then there are blind spots. If getting for me becomes more important than giving for God, then there are blind spots.
Blind spots get increasingly worse.
Wrong moral decisions lead to further blind spots and thus worse moral judgments. Our problem is not that we deliberately or willfully take our eyes off the Lord any more than Jehoshaphat did. As we are governed more and more by mixed motives and priorities, blind spots continue to creep in. There is only one solution to the problem of diseased and damaged spiritual eyes. Once more let us look at the life of Jehoshaphat.