Dear God, I Need A Change in Perspective!
Have you ever had a change in perspective? You know, where you used to think one way and then something happened that completely shifted your thoughts.
Sometimes it is a person who helps you change your mind.
Other times God seems to hit you over the head with a 2x4.
Then there are changes in perspective that seem to resonate deep into our soul at just the right moment.
I have had enough changes in perspective or epiphanies in my life to where I know God is guiding me to evolve, to change, to become better—move to a higher plane of thinking. And that isn’t a bad thing.
Change in Perspective Resources
Becca was paralyzed as a child, but it wasn’t until she was in kidney failure and completely miserable and bitter that she had an epiphany about hope that changed her whole outlook. Now, she is happy—despite her challenges. Listen to her amazing story here: Becca Goeckeritz: Tuning Bitterness Out and Bringing Hope In. You can watch it on YouTube here.
Kenneth grew up in a small town on the wrong side of the tracks but because of the determination and perspective of his angel mother, he became a naval cryptologist (yeah—a spy). He pays tribute to his mother for helping shape his life’s perspective and seeing beyond their current circumstance. Listen to his story here: Kenneth Earl: How a Naval Cryptologist's Mom Changed the World. You can watch it on YouTube here.
Several years ago I had a huge perspective shift which I share in this blog. (Hint—it has to do with love). Check out this quick read here How I Learned to Love Myself and Change the World.
One of my favorite Bible verses on perspective talks about challenges or trials. In 2 Corinthians 4:17 it says, “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worth for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
Now, I know that if your trials are anything like mine, I would never call them “light,” but compared to eternity or forever, perhaps they are “but for a moment.” And, perhaps these very difficulties help us become ready for eternal glory.
So, if you are passing through hard times and waiting for the shift in perspective, hang in there! Lean on God and pray for an epiphany.
Perhaps it is only a prayer away.
Hope on!
Tamara