Perspective

The journey we are on in life can sometimes seem so ordinary, so plain, and so uneventful. The daily grind and rhythm of our days can seem to take on on a hum-drum feel and we can get so easily lost in the sameness of it all. At times, our present and our future can appear to hold no purpose, anticipation, or excitement. Our lives can appear boring and meaningless.





Many people I know, including myself, when faced with this apparent reality, start looking inward and backward. There is a flurry of energy to attempt to relive the past, to look over the shoulder, to see where we've come from, and how we ended up exactly where we are. Unfortunately, looking back for many folks only results in sadness because it leads us back to the conclusion of our current circumstances and position. Our pasts bring us right back to face our same realities - which appears to represent a lack of substance and no apparent trigger point. What appears to be most real is only the bare road from which we've come.





But please don't miss it!...don't be so focused on the road ahead or the road behind that you miss your chance. Tunnel vision can rob you of current opportunities available in your life that you should snatch up and to take advantage of.

Just to your right and to your left are opportunities - Oh! if you will only choose to see them!

Opportunities to climb a little big higher...above your circumstances and to have a more heavenly outlook on the road you travel...




Opportunities to take a risk and walk out on water...with your hope and trust resting on the power and love of Jesus Christ...




Opportunities to have sweet fellowship with other brothers and sisters who are on the same journey as you...




Opportunities currently with in your reach to release those things that you've been holding on to that are only weighing you down.




Opportunities to feel alive...to enjoy a thrill...for no good reason...even if it results in a slight tumble every now and then...




Opportunities surround us everyday. They are just to our right and to our left, we just have to lift up our eyes and take a look around.

Opportunities are there waiting for us to take advantage of them. We just have to pay attention.

Opportunities await you and I. It's all about our perspective.

It's all about what we choose to see.





Don't forget as you walk through your life and make decisions as to which opportunities you will take and which you will reject or ignore...

... other people are watching you to see how you handle your journey...

Learn how to have a healthy perspective and how to live your life without tunnel vision.

Learn how to be grateful for every opportunity available to you - whether to your right or to your left.

Learn how to take advantage of thrills and moments of pure joy...don't pass those moments up...not even one.

Somebody's watching you...learning from you...believing in you... copying the actions you make and attitudes you adopt in the situations that come your way.


If you, like me, struggle to maintain proper perspective as you walk through life, consider these verses...

Psalm 106:1
Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:18
...give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Strive for a life that looks for looks for the silver lining in every cloud. You might be very surprised at what you find.


I just realized that I've blogged on the subject of perspective before. If you are interested in reading more on this topic you can here
, or you can check out this post from Katherine @ Raising Five