The Right Perspective

They say if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Everyone has a different perspective.

If you take 2 or 3 people and send them to lay on a hill and look up at the clouds, and point to certain cloud formations and ask them "What do you see?" and have them right down the answer...I can all most guarantee you that there would be many different answers.

 And just you may have a different perspective on a topic than your friend, God has a different perspective than most of us.

When He looks at us He sees someone who He absolutely loves. He sees someone full of potential and promise. He sees "Someone Worth Dying For".

I know we talked about this topic a little in my post "Inward Vs. Outward Beauty", but it's more than just a perspective of beauty.

While other people may only see what is currently going on...
 God sees our reasoning, our motives, and the outcome we hope to gain from our actions
He sees our dreams, our fears, and our regrets.
He not only sees WHAT we do, He sees WHY we do it.
And He also sees the future, and how our present will affect our future.
He sees the whole stair case, even though we only see the first couple steps.

I guess what it all comes down to is judging. Just like you can't judge a correct ruling in a court case with out all the evidence, and you can't make an opinion on a book based on one sentence...you can't in good conscience judge someone's entire life based on what little bit you know and see. There is so much more to people than what meets the eye.
You know who they are NOW, but have no idea what they have already gone though in life to make them that way.
We are like horses with blinders on, only able to see what is directly in front of us.

Before you judge someone based on their mistakes and down falling, trying looking at them through the eyes of Christ.
Look at them with God's perspective and look at them with love and compassion.

Get to know the people and get any preconceived notions out of your head.
Your first impressions are not always correct, and to be honest your second impression may not be right either. 

If God judged us the same way we judged each other, there wouldn't be any hope for any of us!

What if we stopped thinking about why someone couldn't do something, and focus on what they could do.
If we all looked at others with the right perspective (God's perspective), how much of a nicer place would the world be?

"Judge not lest ye be not judged."

"See that boy doing his homework in homeroom? He couldn’t do it last night because he was too busy talking his best friend out of suicide. See that girl, with her face caked in make up? She’s bullied, she needs to feel beautiful. See him, the one who wears long sleeves everyday?  He covers his arms to hide the scars. See her, with the cheap, hand-me-down clothes? Her family can’t afford food for half the month, let alone get brand names. See the girl who laughs and smiles at every little thing?  She cries herself to sleep every night. Wonder why she never lets her friends over her house?  Because she’s afraid they’ll see her dad passed out drunk on the floor, as always. See how that girl cringes at rape jokes?  She was raped. See the boy who everyone goes to for advice? He wishes someone would do the same for him. See the girl who never brings a lunch? She’s disgusted by her body. See her, with the little waist?  She goes to the bathroom and forces herself to throw up so that she can keep her waist that way. See the boy over there, see the dark circles under his eyes?  He has insomnia, he fears what he’ll see in his dreams. See that girl daydreaming over there? She has schizophrenia. See the boy biting his nails?  He has cancer and he’s wondering how much time he has left. See your best friend? She’s addicted to drugs, but she can’t tell you because you wont understand. See that boy reading all about 9/11? His parents died on that day. See her, with her phone on her at all times?  She’s waiting for a call saying her sister was found after a kidnapping 4 years ago. Don’t judge."

 

Live...Laugh...Love  

Until Next Time, 

Racheal <3