As the wind whips up the sleeve on my t shirt and out my neck hole, I slightly cringe by the coolness of the air. I’m surrounded by 9 other individuals who are also sardined in the bed of this truck. Trying to find a comfortable position was nearly impossible while also trying to not think about the sketchy tailgate, which has a history of unlatching in the middle of a drive.
I had a moment where I pulled away from the conversation going on around me and fixed my gaze on the highest peak of the surrounding mountains and sat with the Lord in amazement of what I was seeing.
After traveling the world and seeing “the most beautiful place” in many countries, it’s easy to get lost in what seems to be less extravagant. But it wasn’t less extravagant today.
Misty fog covered some of the peaks, yet others were clear and intricately designed with trees and houses scaling the sides of them. They towered on all sides and we were the ants to these gorgeous crests. I felt as though I was in a movie. As though I was the most important person in that moment. I felt as though God saw me.
Here’s the interesting part…we had seen these mountains every day. I woke up to them greeting me with a good morning grin and went to bed with them kissing me goodnight. I went to ministry with them lining the way to the houses we helped build. But today something sparked in me. It was a perspective change.
Today I felt the Lord seeing me for me. If I hadn’t pulled away from the conversation and changed my perspective, I would have never seen the majestic mountainside the Lord showed me. This is so typical isn’t it?
How often do we get caught up what’s in front of our eyes but forget to look up at the one who gave us sight? I often find myself looking downward even when I walk down the sidewalks.
How am I supposed to look at God’s people while setting my gaze on the ants crawling across the sidewalk?
The Lord has been showing me how to attain a new perspective. A perspective we don’t have until we put his lens in front of us. Thank you, Abba for lifting my eyes to fix my gaze on the things you need me to see.
Here’s a challenge for you:
This week in the middle of chaos, ask God for a new perspective. He is a giving God, we are responsible to see out of the new lens he’s giving us.
Fun fact: I am on an artificial sugar fast for 30 days. I started a week ago and only cheated twice. Also, I still eat peanut butter. #ohlawdy
