Perspective

It's amazing how much difference perspective makes when considering the circumstances of life. I confess to you now that I've been wallowing in a bad morning up to just a few moments ago.

Everything has been wrong. It's nearly 11:00 and I've just now gotten the idea for this blog. Usually I have it mentally written by the time I get here each day.

Everything I've set out to do has been accomplished but it seemed to happen while it felt like I was working in quicksand. You know the feeling. Everything goes slow and you feel out of place.

And I've complained about it, too. Poor baby me. Just don't get any breaks, now do I? Poor Baby.

And suddenly, just a few moments ago God convicted me. Spoke quietly to my heart and said, "Walter, get over it. Think on Christ and rejoice." And I did. And I resolve to for the rest of this day, at least. Hopefully many more before I have to be reminded again.

Here was the problem. Most of you know by now that I'm going to have my left knee replaced soon. Today it hurts badly and I was letting that cloud the rest of my activities.

Until Abba reminded me to think on Christ. You see, the image He sent with the message was Christ on the cross. Broken, bleeding, suffering and dying for me, that I might be saved.

You know what? The perspective on my little knee pain changed and I was ashamed. And I'm doing something about it; praising God for the good things going on in my life right now.

When I consider His suffering, mine is nothing.

What's wrong in your world this morning? Think on Christ and rejoice. Perhaps you too will get the perspective adjustment that will help you see that things aren't so bad, after all. I pray so.

Pray. Please pray for revival for our church, our nation, everybody. We need an outpouring of Holy Spirit more than anything we've ever needed before.

In His Love
Walter