perspective

i don't scrapbook... frankly, it completely overwhelms me. i don't do well with many options...just ask my poor husband..it takes us longer to figure out where to go to dinner on a friday night than the entire dining experience once we actually get there..

but i do journal. and my journals are filled with cards and notes from my daily happenings..after looking at my journals for the past few years, i'm beginning to think that God has themes for each of them..

2 years ago when my husband lost his job, the theme was "perspective"...some days i had it, some days i didn't..

last year i had all kinds of transitions going on in my life..and i noticed that the theme from that year was "perspective"...hmm...some days i had it, some days i didn't..

so far this year God has really been challenging me to grow..not just maintain my faith, but stretch it and grow it.. he's teaching me about sanctification..russell's been talking about that each week..being "set apart"...but my definition of that has gone a little deeper.

a couple weeks ago while reading "my utmost for his highest" (mufhh), chambers defined being sanctified as "completely identifying yourself with God's interest in others." COMPLETELY IDENTIFYING YOURSELF WITH GOD'S INTEREST IN OTHERS....ouch...

and that concept has stayed with me..in fact, i'm pretty sure it's gonna be the theme for this year: perspective...

losing myself in loving my neighbor...remembering that it's not about me and whether or not i'm happy...but rather making it about how i can be God's hands and feet to those around me..
perspective: some days i get it, some days i don't..

but throughout it all, the reason i can have perspective is that i'm constantly in the palm of the Creator of the universe...and He never lets go of me...whether i get it or not...