The way you focus on something establishes your emotions around it. This is the same photo at 3 different levels of zoom.
The first photo is an ugly tree that blocks the view. Makes us feel angry that it is there. You can’t even tell there is a beautiful field and a road behind it.
The second photo you only see the road and tree. It’s a little prettier. A little more life, but shows the human developments of this world.
The third picture shows it all. God’s glory shining down on the necessary road. The field full of crops to one side and the hint of a landmark business on the other side.
What you look at, how you look at it, what you are told (on repeat) is what you believe. Your heart takes note and it becomes bitter or filled with joy.
The problem in this world is the people. We forget to leave I out we and remember that I am not the whole story, I am a tiny speck that was put here on purpose with a purpose.
BUT that purpose was not written by this world or the people in it and that purpose will often be unsettling to those that do not understand it.
I love Psalms 103, prior to this week I hated reading the same scriptures over and over. I have been reading the book Psalms, reciting them, then I found a study on just Psalms 103. Every day I read just Psalms 103 out-loud and listen to the words.
It reminds me that our God does not hold grudges, keep marks, look for the bad, or constantly accuse us.
Our maker, our final judgement, our creator is not peeling through our life looking for our mistakes or trying to trip us up. I find comfort in knowing that.
God is Good even when the World is Ugly!
“The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here. But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children” Psalms 103:6-17
Ps if you are picking through this post looking for things to throw darts at, I dare you to go read the book of Psalms.
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