"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose". Romans 8:28
Yesterday we talked about changing our perspective of the situations that we go through. I want to continue talking about that this morning. This is an area that the Lord has been speaking to me about personally as well.
If we are going to be victorious, if we are going to be transformed spiritually, if we are going to fulfill God's plan, purpose and destiny we are going to have to change the way we view our trials, temptations, situations and circumstances. We are going to have to stop looking at them through natural "eyes", through our emotions, through the lens of our feelings and at face value. We have to move past that-- and we can. We are supposed to because the Word tells us that we don't walk after the flesh but after the Spirit. We are no longer "natural" men but "spiritual" men living in natural bodies in a natural world, but we are not "of" the world.
What then does it mean to see it from God's perspective? It means to see things the way the Lord sees them. Can we do that? Is that possible? Not entirely because we aren't God. We can't see the end from the beginning. We don't know what tomorrow will bring. We are not omniscient. But, nevertheless, we can to a degree see things from His perspective. He has made that possible. For us "finite beings", seeing from God's perspective means that we grasp the truth that--- "all things work together for our good". That is one way we see things from God's perspective.
We have to come to terms with the fact that we belong to the Lord-- our lives are His to do with them whatever He pleases. He loves us. He has our best interest at heart. He has a plan for us. There is a destiny that He has determined that awaits us. He leads, guides, directs and orchestrates things in our lives that fit into His divine purpose for us. When we truly get ahold of this, then the fact that all things work together for our good becomes our perspective. This means that whether the thing is good, bad or otherwise, whether it is a pit, a furnace, a wilderness, a valley, a mountain, darkness or light, I know God has a plan for my life and this will work together for my good.
Have a great day. Seeing from God's perspective means that we understand that all things that we may go through will work together for our good.
If we are going to be victorious, if we are going to be transformed spiritually, if we are going to fulfill God's plan, purpose and destiny we are going to have to change the way we view our trials, temptations, situations and circumstances. We are going to have to stop looking at them through natural "eyes", through our emotions, through the lens of our feelings and at face value. We have to move past that-- and we can. We are supposed to because the Word tells us that we don't walk after the flesh but after the Spirit. We are no longer "natural" men but "spiritual" men living in natural bodies in a natural world, but we are not "of" the world.
What then does it mean to see it from God's perspective? It means to see things the way the Lord sees them. Can we do that? Is that possible? Not entirely because we aren't God. We can't see the end from the beginning. We don't know what tomorrow will bring. We are not omniscient. But, nevertheless, we can to a degree see things from His perspective. He has made that possible. For us "finite beings", seeing from God's perspective means that we grasp the truth that--- "all things work together for our good". That is one way we see things from God's perspective.
We have to come to terms with the fact that we belong to the Lord-- our lives are His to do with them whatever He pleases. He loves us. He has our best interest at heart. He has a plan for us. There is a destiny that He has determined that awaits us. He leads, guides, directs and orchestrates things in our lives that fit into His divine purpose for us. When we truly get ahold of this, then the fact that all things work together for our good becomes our perspective. This means that whether the thing is good, bad or otherwise, whether it is a pit, a furnace, a wilderness, a valley, a mountain, darkness or light, I know God has a plan for my life and this will work together for my good.
Have a great day. Seeing from God's perspective means that we understand that all things that we may go through will work together for our good.
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