What’s His Perspective?
Monday mornings are the start of the rest of the week. How you begin each day can affect the rest of your day and ultimately determine your week. The first thing we must do after greeting the Lord when we wake up is begin a conversation with Him concerning how you think and your perspective.
Lord, I cannot afford to have a thought in my mind that you do not have in yours. I cannot afford to see it differently than you do. Will you help me to see things the way you do? Will you help me to think like you? Will you help me to recognize a thought pattern that is not yours?
Oftentimes this starts with how we see ourselves when we look in the mirror. You must see yourself the way Abba sees you. You are loved with a depth of unconditional love not imaginable. You are wonderfully and beautifully made. You are His beloved and He is yours.
Every morning there is mercy to yield your opinions and perspective to His. In every situation we must ask Him, “Lord, how do you see this? What would you say about this?”
The disciples spent more time with Jesus than anyone else and we see in Mark 10 they are doing something Jesus did not agree with. Maybe they should have asked Him before they responded. Jesus loves our questions.
“The parents kept bringing their little children to Jesus so that he would lay his hands on them and bless them. But the disciples kept rebuking and scolding the people for doing it.”
They just assumed it was what He wanted or maybe it’s what made them comfortable. Remember we cannot afford to think or see things differently than He does, not if we want on Earth as it is in Heaven and most certainly not if we want to be the image of Jesus to others.
“When Jesus saw what was happening, he became indignant with his disciples and said to them, “Let all the little children come to me and never hinder them! Don’t you know that God’s kingdom exists for such as these? Listen to the truth I speak: Whoever does not open their arms to receive God’s kingdom like a teachable child will never enter it.” Then he embraced each child, and laying his hands on them, he lovingly blessed each one.”
Abba, we ask you to give us eyes to see every situation as You see it. We ask for hearts to have understanding and wisdom so we can respond the way You would respond. Let us not continue to say and do things that do not represent You. Help us to be like little children who run to You and are teachable in every circumstance. Our hearts cry is to be the image of Yeshua in a world who has lost hope. May we be the catalyst of hope to those around us, but this starts with us yielding our opinions and perspectives to Yours. Thank you, Abba for your truth and your guidance. Amen.
