Tuesday; September 5

There are a lot of lessons that can be learned from Hurricane Harvey, but one of the most personal is “perspective”.  While you might think that I am referring to being appreciative for the blessing of good weather and safety – and those are valuable lessons – there are a couple of other things that came to mind.  One of the lessons comes from a baseball game – or more accurately, a series of baseball games that were supposed to be played in Houston last week.  The Astros and Rangers were supposed to play three games in Houston, but the flooding forced a change of venue.  There was a lot of give and take about the best way to handle the logistics and eventually Major League Baseball stepped in and scheduled the games in Tampa.  Interestingly, the lesson to be learned wasn’t about compromise, it was about perspective.  Astros fans felt shorted by the Rangers because of their proposal and Ranger’s fans weren’t pleased with the Astros’ counter offers.  Each side had good and bad points to their arguments, but those were lost in the predisposition of which organization you supported.   Perspective!  Another example of this is President Trump’s visit to the area.  Those who support the president were ecstatic about what he said and did while his opponents pointed out what they perceived to be his failures while on scene.  In essence, political pundits saw what they wanted to see.  Perspective!
As I thought about this I got to thinking about Christianity.  When we look at life we will see it through the lenses of faith – do we believe in God or do we put our hope in humanism and science?  If we want to believe in God’s influence, we will be inclined to view things from His direction, if not, we will interpret events from a different point of view.
Interpreting life comes down to a matter of faith.  In what (or Who) do we believe?
          Think About It!

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