A HEAVENLY PERSPECTIVE

“My child, be attentive to My words;
incline your ear to My sayings.
Do not let them escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
Keep straight the path of your feet,
and all your ways will be sure.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.”  (Proverbs 4:20–27)

Perspective is everything. The higher you are, the better you see. That's not just true with flying, but with life, as well. Some of us travel through life at ground level, seeing with only a limited, earthly perspective. Such people see only the bottom half of the mountain. But, to the contrary, others see life from a much different vantage point. They see from an elevated, heavenly perspective. They see the top half of the mountain protruding above the clouds. In reality, they see as God sees. Where you stand [and which way you are facing] determines what you see.

-- Steven J. Lawson in “Heaven Help Us!” 

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