From Heaven’s perspective, trials looked extraordinarily different. When viewed from its own level, my paralysis seemed like a huge, impassable wall; but when viewed from above, the wall appeared as a thin line, something that could be overcome.
~~Joni Eareckson Tada
This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.
Gazing down at the land from thirty thousand feet in an airplane, everything looks doll-house size. Trees that would dwarf you if you stood close by look as if they could fit in the palm of your hand. Rivers seem like ribbons.
Life. It’s really all about perspective.
And so it is with life’s problems. On this side of heaven, we feel dwarfed and discouraged by hurdles that seem insurmountable. We feel walled in and helpless. But from God’s perspective, problems look like opportunities for us to trust him. He waits for us to lift the concerns that look large to us and place them into his infinitely larger hands. When we do this, our big problems become bearable. We know that with God on our side, the problems can be overcome.
Ask your heavenly Burden-bearer for his perspective today. Your problems are an opportunity to draw closer to him.
Prayer for Meditation
Lord, today give me your perspective on my problems. I trust you.
Scripture for Meditation
But this precious treasure—this light and power that now shine within us—is held in perishable containers, that is, in our weak bodies. So everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our own. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don’t give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. 2 Corinthians 4:7-9
Music for Meditation
Jesus is Love
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