Words Of Encouragement To Start The Day ( Tuesday 6/16/09)

Today's Insightful Devotional Was Written By Tracy Koweh...

It’s All About Your Point of View……….

Isaiah 26:3 (Amplified Bible)

³You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.

In life we are constantly faced with situations that cause us to have to search deep within ourselves to find the answers. I’m sure at one point in your life you’ve been asked the question, “Is the glass half empty, or half full”. I don’t believe there is a right or wrong answer, but I do think it depends on the mindset of the individual pondering the question.

Jaida has an Elmo DVD that she loves to watch, and there’s a song called “It’s All About Your Point of View”. The song is sung by Vanessa Willams, who owns what with the human eye, appears to be a junk yard. Elmo stumbles upon it and calls it just that, a junk yard. Vanessa Williams and her little creature friends begin to share with Elmo that she sees a kingdom. To her there is a treasure and a story behind each token in her home.

In life I believe we are trained to be Elmo, but with Christ we should be like Vanessa. We should look at the world, test and tribulations as God would see them. God didn’t see a loose woman at the well, He saw an opportunity to heal and show love. God didn’t see David as a puny little boy, but as a warrior who would take down giants.

Today as we prepare to start another day, let’s choose to change our point of view. Let’s make good, what the enemy and our haters meant for evil. Let’s begin to allow the Lord to give us a mind that is set on Him. God didn’t see death at the cross, He saw salvation. Amen.