Have you ever the expression, "Look at it from a heavenly perspective."? People throw this term around pretty loosely but have you ever really thought that expression through? Have you ever taken just a second to think what it must be like to see the earth from the edge of space and wonder what God was thinking when He created it?
Life can make us so busy and perhaps so difficult that we see things too close up to our face. Have you been watching the news lately? Have you been absorbing all the things that seem crazy in the media? Does this world seem like it’s catching fire and turning upside down at times? This world with everything going on in it can look like a beautiful place, or it can seem to look like a difficult and destructive place. And why, when things seem tough, is it possible to see the beauty in this world anyway? We recognize through loss of time, loss of money, loss of possessions, and even the loss of a loved one, that life is tough sometimes but, good can come out of the injustice of bad things happening to good people. Do you believe that?
As believers in Christ we can see the Lord’s hand at work in the world. We can step back, take a deep, deep breath, count your blessings and look at it with a heavenly perspective. I don’t mean gloss over everything and from a distance and paint the world with one “everything is fine” paint stroke. I mean, lean into the Father and Savior and ask Him to help you see through His eyes. He can give you a “higher” perspective in the chaos of life and help you discover, in your unique style, a way to have an attitude that reflects Him. I believe that this is the way that you can truly have peace.
By the way, the bottom picture is the exact same photo as the top one but flipped, and sprinkled with a dash of Photoshop. It’s amazing how different the world can look with a slightly different perspective. Thank you Lord!
