Three people were visiting and viewing the Grand Canyon – an artist, a preacher, and a cowboy. As they stood on the edge of the canyon, each one responded with a cry of exclamation.
The artist said, "Ah, what a beautiful scene to paint!"
The minister cried, "What a wonderful example of the handiwork of God!"
The cowboy mused, "What a terrible place to lose a cow!"
So much of life is how we look at it, and so much of that is informed by what we do and what we experience.
One of the keys, it seems to me, to rising above constantly seeing problems is to have a heavenly perspective of life. Paul articulates it so well at the end of 2 Corinthians 4.
We do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
I’m trying to be better at looking through problems and experiences to see God’s activity and his promises, trying to better at walking by faith and not by sight. Lord, please help me!
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