July 18, 2013
It's More a Matter of Perspective
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;…
…For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 & 16-18
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer
If ‘seeing is believing’ then by faith believing what is not seen is in affect seeing more, is it not?
What is before us, in the field of our physical, emotional and mental perspective tends to limit or comprehension and definition of what is real, possible and believable: yet God asks us to see beyond what appears to be and believe in what He has promised will be. William Blake said, “The eye altering, alters all.”
Simply put we need to change our perspective from a literal one to a faith based anticipatory one.
Often when we see dismal and gloomy – God sees breakthrough and blessings.
When we perceive hopelessness and despair – God sees miraculous and life changing.
When we observe pain and persecution – God sees growth and enrichment for our hearts and souls.
When we see nothing but failure – God sees nothing but success.
It is all a matter of perspective; when you get down to the bottom line and for us; we need to decide do we want ours or God’s.
Somehow I think His is always better.
Prayer:
Father, enable me to stop seeing things through my eyes and help me to start seeing things through Yours.
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