It’s funny how perspective changes over the years.
You think your parents are old…
But when you reach that age you’re not old!
You think marriage will always be blissful and romantic…
Then you marry...
Your children will not have runny noses, eat dirt, or misbehave in
public…
Then you have children.
Perspective… the way you look at things.
And that brings us to today, and our view of things – personal,
national, global.
Outwardly we see chaos and
confusion,
Evil seems to be winning – spiraling out of control – no end in sight.
Inwardly we feel anxious and
fearful, restless and wondering what is coming next.
We hold our breath waiting for the other shoe to drop or the next disaster to occur.
Maybe we are looking in the wrong direction with the wrong
perspective.
Remember that none of this is a surprise to God!
Nothing diminishes His power,
Or knocks Him off His Sovereign throne!
He is still King of kings and Lord of lords.
He is also patient... Very
patient!
“Not willing that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance.”
He can…and He will…ultimately make all things right … in His time and
in His way.
Perhaps it's time to
Repent – to turn away from
sin and turn back to Him,
Remember His faithfulness
and goodness to us in the past…
And give THANKS!
Reverence Him, His power and
sovereignty…
And WORSHIP!
Remind ourselves that we are
His and that He does not desert or fail His own…
And TRUST!
With Renewed Upward focus – a right perspective – we can lose the fear and anxiety
And Regain the “Peace that
passes understanding.”
Keep Looking Up,
Ruth
Scriptures: Revelation
17:14; Revelation 19:11-16; Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 136:3; 2Peter 3:9, 1Chronicles
16:11,12,34; Psalm 77:11,12; Psalm 29:2;
Psalm 9:10; Psalm 18:2,30; Hebrews 12:2; Hebrews 13:5, Colossians 3:1,2;
Philippians 4:6,7.
