perspective

Perspective. It's such a hard thing to keep, It's so easy to let the grind of life...the daily challenges and struggles...dictate our attitude and countenance. But proper perspective...God's perspective....grants us the ability to regroup and realign our thoughts and motivations with His. It allows us to ask ourselves....what did I do today that brought honor and glory to Him?.....how did my children see Jesus in me today?....does that thing that I got so upset about really matter in light of God's ultimate authority and plan? I very often fail to keep this perspective. I'm so grateful for a living and active Holy Spirit who convicts me and brings me back to where I belong...to the place where I can see through his eyes...where I can see how desperately I need his love and his saving grace. In a world that he has placed his followers in, with one goal in mind...to show them Jesus....to be keepers of our faith and givers of his light. The perspective I most need is his. I was reminded of this by one of my favorites, Paul Tripp, when he wrote....
This means that you and I will never be at the center of life, because God is. It will never be about us, because it is about Him. It is never about our will and our way, because it is about His. We will never be the ultimate authority in our lives because He is....and it takes God's rescuing hand for me to forsake the purpose of my kingdom and take up the purpose of His.

And Amen is about all I can say about that :)

yes, i have been reminded of how long it's been since my last post. I've been hanging on tight in this whirlwind of spring and there just has not been time. but here's a bit of what's been going on in these last few months.