Perspective is a funny word to me. Its meaning defined as an outlook...a point of view...position...stance...interpretation. NO where have I found truth, a fact or belief. Yet our own perception in our heart we define as truth. Key word, our own. In the past few years after defending my perspective of many areas in my life I have finally discovered its totally worth defending but does not require explanation.
Think about things in your own life of times you have spent defending. Now think of the times you have spent attacking someone else's. Maybe the perspective was changed? Maybe not. Does it really matter when your own becomes truth inside your very heart. Now before anyone argues my perspective about truth please understand my definition of truth I work very hard to align with scripture. Its my hearts desire to filter every perspective through the Lords truth. If it doesnt match up, my perspective is wrong. PERIOD! What I am referring to is this point of view and interpretation of life of what we view and disect in lives around us.
Sure I look around sometimes and think...what in the world are they thinking?!?! Or I so would not choose to do that!! Or WHY this decision...why that decision? WHAT IF....their perspective, after filtered through the truth and a stirring the Lord lays on their heart is so real, so amazing, life changing.....and then your perspective about theirs is as Willy would put it....GARBAGE! I love how the Lord has shown me that my ways are not always the ways of others and theirs mine. Thank the Lord. He puts my own stirring in my own heart.
I was reminded of this the other day when I came across a stundent going to college. Possibly making a career out of college. I think college is overrated in some cases. (Dont worry...I will refrain from telling your children this so make sure they are not reading) But I do. My heart loves to be home..be a housewife..and love on my boys. Who needs college for that? I did not insert cleaning or cooking. I just love all of the other things in between. Now I could have told this kid my perspective of school being overrated. That one day surely she would want to do all of those things I am doing. Why go through the torture? But she may not. The Lord has something stirring in her heart so great. So far than any other stirring I have ever had about school in mine. Dreams that she has dreamt since a young child. That probably her parents encouraged her and have walked with her every step of the way. So how GARBAGE would that be of me to tell her how ridiculous my perspective is.
So the perspective as a college student, a kid, an adult, an elderly person....Its a point of view..a stand...a position...an attitude...and it becomes the beating in their chest.
The moment I realized this it was freeing! And it allowed everyone else in my mind to be free. I am still a work in progress. Every once in a while when someone throws their perspective out there I start sweating under my arms, my heart beats a little faster, I may feel like I want to clock them one... but I am reminded....There is a reason. They don't have my same stirring.
Since I have been running alot these days I will use a picture of how perspective can sometimes be false.
In this picture you see a timed 3 mile run. It looks great. Cat like speed that day.....
AND heres why.....
In the picture below you see clouds. It doesnt look too bad right? What you dont catch are these things. Lightening. Thunder. The sweet smell of rain. My car being 3 miles away and my phone battery going dead. I was fearful. Therefore, it made me have a little more pep in my step than any other day.
This reminds me so often how we view the lives of others. Much like a picture. We create opinions. We find faults. We find "perfection". Our perspective, our own "truth" becomes theirs.
Take a chance of getting to know those around you. You will either find your perspective is in fact true...if not..either way you are truly able to define the truth in a picture of their lives.
So just because you can not make others around you like puppets, never underestimate what you can learn from watching them.
When my college friend graduates I will be so incredibly proud of her. She has worked so hard. She has dedicated every ounce of her being to become the very best version of herself. If one day she decides shes ready to start a family and wants to stay at home I will still be her biggest cheerleader. If not I will be her biggest cheerleader watching her in her career because I love and care for her so much.
Be an encourager. Help build up others around you because chances are some knot head is shredding them to pieces. Make your pictures of your life be exactly what your living. Be true to yourself and always know if your perspective changes from everything youve done your entire life thus far you are living with much excitement and continued growth. The Lord created us for life. Life changes. Through the ages, through the seasons. Perspective changes. Let him use you in showing others how his way is not a cookie cutter for everyone to be the shape you want. And always remember sometimes sharing a negative one...tearing down, never building up....can leave you looking like a donkey.
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