What is the view from where your standing?

Did you ever stop to really think about how your point of view or the view from where your standing can affect your life? As I was falling asleep last night, I was meditating on the goodness of God in all circumstances and He showed something to me. I saw our circumstances, our past, our futures like a lattice tightly woven and it stood between ourselves and God. We are trying to find God and see Him through our circumstances, our past and even the unknown things of the future. We look hard with intent written upon our faces, often discouraged because the things of the past love to be the center of attention in our lives and make it hard to really find God, to know what He thinks of us. If our point of view shoves our past in our faces, causes us to retreat from God in fear, "take control" instead of trusting and not truly knowing how valuable we are to God...then we need to change positions.
We need to change our point of view, we need to change the place of our standing...in essence we need to move to the other side of the lattice work and look at ourselves, our past, our circumstances and futures THROUGH God. You see, when we look at ourselves through God, we see what He sees...His children, a royal priesthood, chosen, set apart and deeply loved beyond our comprehension. Yet, the most amazing view we will get is that instead of trying to find God through the lattice work of the past, present and future, we will see that He actually covers it all. All you see is Him...and that is all that matters.

How do you walk through life looking at your circumstances, your past or your future? Are you standing there trying to find God or do you see that He is covering the past, present and future? If you are standing on the wrong side of the lattice work...or fence, then come to the other side...it's a much better view from here. Remember God's love covers it all. Just ask Him to help you see things through His eyes...including yourself. He is faithful and loves to talk about His children.

And here is a parting thought for next time...fear of the past or fear over the past will lead to fear of the future.