In Perspective

A college girl wrote home:

Dear Mom & Dad,

I guess you heard by now that the dorm burned down. We were all in the basement smoking marijuana, and I guess somehow we set the dorm on fire. But no one was hurt, and we got most of our belongings out in time. Oh, and I'm getting married soon. You see, I have to, because I'm going to have a baby... you'll meet Bob soon, he's got a really swell Harley...

Actually... I'm not pregnant, and I don't even know anyone named Bob... and I'm not going to get married. There was no fire and wouldn't know what to do with marijuana... but I did flunk chemistry, and I just wanted you to be able to put it into perspective!

Your daughter

Take it to the Next Level
Perspective plays a big role in how we respond to things. How would we view the circumstances of life differently if we were to have God's perspective? Would the same things still be important? Would some things suddenly have greater significance?

Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

How do we gain God's perspective:

1. Prayer
2. Understand the heart and character of God (Psalms 103:8-12)
3. The Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16)
4. The Mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16)
5. God Spirit within us (1 Corinthians 2:12-13)