“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” Kevin Arnold
Have you ever thought about your memories from the past? Have you ever questioned if the way you remember something happening if that is truly how it happened? The mind has a way of playing 'tricks' on you sometimes... but more likely the way you remember something happening is directly related to your past experiences and how they have molded you to who you are. Everybodies life experiences are different because personalities are different and so people respond differently to the same incident. I recently watched an episode of Grey's Anatomy where they showed a patient coming into the ER and then he died. They showed how ten doctors were there, but all ten doctors had different stories as to what happened to that patient. It makes you realize that people can be in the same exact situation but it impacts you differently. You see it differentlybecause you are more sensitive to certain issues and not so aware of some.
With that in mind... when you think about your life, your life issues, other people in your life and their issues... do you stop and think that the way you initially think and respond to the issue is the only point of view? Or are you all too aware that there are many ways to look at a situation and try to think outside your personal box?
I try to think outside myself... knowing that some issues can be skewed by my personal viewpoints based on my personal experiences.
When thinking about my future it's the same way. I know that what I am thinking may not be real clear because of my perspective.
Everyone has a different perspective... we should respect each others perspective no matter how skewed they are from reality. Some people's perspective is so skewed from the truth that all you can do for them is pray. Pray that God would open their eyes of their hearts to see clearly.
I pray Ephesians 1:18. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.
Pray that God would reveal the truth to them, because living in denial of reality is not growing in maturity.
If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.” John Maxwell
I pray that God keeps me uncomfortable with what He would have me doing in my life, so that I am growing in Him and maturing. I pray that God would open the eyes of my heart and reveal His plans for me, reveal the truth to me. Because living in denial of truth isn't maturing in God.
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