Summer ... what does it mean to you?
Here in Phoenix, the common phrase in 100-degree-plus heat is, "It's so hot!"
Personally, I have grown to take the negative of that phrase and turn it into a positive... "Wow! What a big and powerful Heavenly Father I have... just look at what He did! He made that incredible light in the sky that is so strong - so amazingly wonderful- it can both light up the night sky and heat us up like an oven all these cajillion of miles a way at the same time ... Wow, now that is power!"
As I get older, I have come to realize: How I face and overcome in the trials of my life will be based upon my perspective and point of view. And, moment by moment - day by day - I am choosing which perspective and point of view I will live my life from.
The Children of Israel had this very same opportunity as they wandered in the wilderness, before entering their Promised Land from God...
They could either choose to focus on the negative surroundings of the desert they were walking through - and give in to the whining, murmuring and complaining about the heat ... the need for water and food ... and wondering, "How are we ever going to make it through this?" ... OR ...
They could choose to say to themselves, "What an amazing God we serve! He just delivered us from Pharaoh and the most powerful government on the face of the earth ... bringing plagues and darkness and delivering us by His mighty hand ... I am going to trust Him for what's next... Wow! I can't wait to see how He's going to get us through this!"
It's all a matter of perspective. You can either choose to live this life according to your own eyes and ears ... your own mental judgment and trying to figure things out ... with your own whining and complaining and "replaying the tapes" in your mind of "how hard things are" and "how will I ever get out of this one?" ...
OR...
You can choose a heavenly perspective ... thank Him for the great things He has done in your life and all the times God has proven Himself as faithful to you ... and choose instead to trust that your delivering, healing, all-powerful Heavenly Father has a way of leading, guiding, protecting and delivering you from this current situation as well, and ... "Gee! I can't wait to see what He is going to do next!"
It's all in perspective ... an earthly one ... or a heavenly one. Which will you choose?
There is an old saying, "If you can't stand the heat ... get out of the kitchen!"
I am choosing to change that phrase to, "If you can't stand the heat ... find the good of what is going on in that kitchen and enjoy that!"
For there is a lot of discomfort that comes from living in an oven ... but a lot of great things that can come out of one, if you get yourself out of the fire - separate yourself from the discomfort of the heat - and use it properly.
As you yield your difficult circumstances to God - to a Heavenly Father who loves you so very much and has your best intentions in mind - I am confident that while you may not see the answer right now ... and things may be feeling uncomfortable ... our God is able to work all things together for good on your behalf.
Keep it all in perspective ... in His heavenly perspective... and...
I can't wait to see what God is going to do next!
Here in Phoenix, the common phrase in 100-degree-plus heat is, "It's so hot!"
Personally, I have grown to take the negative of that phrase and turn it into a positive... "Wow! What a big and powerful Heavenly Father I have... just look at what He did! He made that incredible light in the sky that is so strong - so amazingly wonderful- it can both light up the night sky and heat us up like an oven all these cajillion of miles a way at the same time ... Wow, now that is power!"
As I get older, I have come to realize: How I face and overcome in the trials of my life will be based upon my perspective and point of view. And, moment by moment - day by day - I am choosing which perspective and point of view I will live my life from.
The Children of Israel had this very same opportunity as they wandered in the wilderness, before entering their Promised Land from God...
They could either choose to focus on the negative surroundings of the desert they were walking through - and give in to the whining, murmuring and complaining about the heat ... the need for water and food ... and wondering, "How are we ever going to make it through this?" ... OR ...
They could choose to say to themselves, "What an amazing God we serve! He just delivered us from Pharaoh and the most powerful government on the face of the earth ... bringing plagues and darkness and delivering us by His mighty hand ... I am going to trust Him for what's next... Wow! I can't wait to see how He's going to get us through this!"
It's all a matter of perspective. You can either choose to live this life according to your own eyes and ears ... your own mental judgment and trying to figure things out ... with your own whining and complaining and "replaying the tapes" in your mind of "how hard things are" and "how will I ever get out of this one?" ...
OR...
You can choose a heavenly perspective ... thank Him for the great things He has done in your life and all the times God has proven Himself as faithful to you ... and choose instead to trust that your delivering, healing, all-powerful Heavenly Father has a way of leading, guiding, protecting and delivering you from this current situation as well, and ... "Gee! I can't wait to see what He is going to do next!"
It's all in perspective ... an earthly one ... or a heavenly one. Which will you choose?
There is an old saying, "If you can't stand the heat ... get out of the kitchen!"
I am choosing to change that phrase to, "If you can't stand the heat ... find the good of what is going on in that kitchen and enjoy that!"
For there is a lot of discomfort that comes from living in an oven ... but a lot of great things that can come out of one, if you get yourself out of the fire - separate yourself from the discomfort of the heat - and use it properly.
As you yield your difficult circumstances to God - to a Heavenly Father who loves you so very much and has your best intentions in mind - I am confident that while you may not see the answer right now ... and things may be feeling uncomfortable ... our God is able to work all things together for good on your behalf.
Keep it all in perspective ... in His heavenly perspective... and...
I can't wait to see what God is going to do next!
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