The Mighty Power of a Simple Shift in Perspective

Perspective is powerful.

When it is even just a little bit off everything I see is tilted, off-center... topsy turvy, askew, uncertain.

Uncertainty is powerful too... and it can freeze this planners' heart and stop all forward motion.  I find when I am uncertain, I stop all the things. It's not that I need to know every detail or have a color-coded mapped-out plan (although... ) but I find when I am uncertain, my perspective starts getting all out of line and I can fall for the same old lies.

I can feel small. Insignificant. Unimportant.

I can make excuses or put things off... ignore promptings of the Spirit or hesitate long enough to miss an opportunity. 

I can forget that it's not all about me or that it should always, really, be all about Him.

When my perspective is fuzzy or spinning, I forget Whose I am and Who holds this whole fuzzy, spinning world in His hands anyway!

I begin to look down and inward, instead of up and outward.

So this summer, in the midst of a Waiting season... in the midst of uncertainty and not knowing what is next, I have been finding that He is once again correcting my perspective. 

He is showing me that there is glory in the small... there is grace in being present... there is significance in simply being, and not doing.  I texted a friend the other day, telling her that I spent an entire day watching tennis on tv and reading a whole book. I was telling her this, saying that I wasn't feeling guilty about it at all... and it was restful.

You see, I am realizing that resting and not doing stuff are two different things! I can not do stuff without being at rest. To really be at rest, we must allow Him to come in, to fill us up, and to re-adjust our perspective, when needed!

As I enjoy the last drops of summer, I am sitting outside while I can... barefeet in the grass, and camera in hand... bending low to capture blooms from a different angle.  I am finding beauty in the small... glory dripping from the sun... details just waiting to be discovered.

I am seeing that even the smallest of flowers opens wide, and reaches up high, giving their praises to Him!

I am remembering that while I am small... He is not.  

When I yeild my heart to Him, He grows trust in me and I bear fruit and faith and I see more clearly from where He stands. 

He never sees us as small...
He always sees us as His!

I may not know all of what lies ahead, but I am sure of one thing: He goes with me. He is leading and guiding and sometimes when He is silent, it is simply an invitation to slow down, crawl into His lap, and see things from His perspective once again!

Holy Spirit Come... 

In this season, this song has been the cry of my heart...

                                                       Yield My Heart by ~Kim Walker Smith

* All photo's are #iphoneonlyphotography! (Thanks David Molnar!)

I am linking with these lovely ladies this week:

Jennifer Peterson for #NoWordsAreNeeded

Holly Barrett for #TestimonyTuesday

Jennifer Dukes Lee for #TellHisStory

Holley Gerth for #CoffeeforYourHeart

So - what about you? What is God shifting in your life? How is His perspective different from yours? How can I pray for you?