Perspective

A mom and dad come home to find their child cooking in the kitchen. One parent immediately gets upset because the kitchen is a total disaster! This parent severely scolds the child for making such a mess.

The other parent praises the child for the wonderful dessert they made! Giving lots of praise and encouragement while overlooking the mess.

Both parents are in the same kitchen but for various reasons one focuses on the bad stuff and does not even notice the result of the child’s efforts. The other ignores the messy dishes/kitchen and focuses on the good in the situation!

This illustration demonstrates how we each have different perspectives in looking at the same situation.  There are many factors that cause this but the bottom line is we choose how we want to view life and life circumstances. We also need to be patient with others that may see life with a different lens than we do. We do not know what has happened in their lives that has influenced them.

God loves us just the way we are – mess and all. He invites us to come to him.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16