{"id":502,"date":"2018-11-14T00:35:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T00:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=502"},"modified":"2019-12-10T08:43:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:43:35","slug":"perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2018\/11\/14\/perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. ” Colossians 3:2<\/strong><\/em>
\nBeen doing a lot of thinking about perspective.\u00a0 How we are all on a journey.\u00a0 Each of our journey’s are unique.\u00a0 Each has it’s own perspective.\u00a0 What I’ve realized over the last couple of weeks is our perspective depends on how we are traveling.\u00a0 How fast or slow we are going.
\nFor instance, we spent the weekend in Texas.\u00a0 We traveled over 800 miles in car.\u00a0 We flew even further in the plane which took us there.\u00a0 When we were on our way home, we had a tailwind.\u00a0 The captain told us we were traveling at 600 miles per hour.\u00a0 When we were driving in the car we averaged 75 miles per hour (which by the way is the speed limit in Texas).\u00a0 Compare those to the 3 mile per hour stroll we took after dinner Friday night and you have three different perspectives.
\nFlying at 600 mph at 30,000 feet I didn’t see much.\u00a0 It was dark, on occasion we could see sprinkles of lights on the earth.\u00a0 Driving at 75 mph I saw so much more.\u00a0 I saw the cattle grazing by the side of the road.\u00a0 I saw them so well I was able to identify different types of breeds.\u00a0 I saw Texas Longhorns for the first time.\u00a0 I saw Black Angus and Red Angus cattle.\u00a0 I could see oil wells and wind mills.\u00a0 I saw so much more detail at 75 mph than I did at 600 mph.
\nWhen we strolled along the River Walk in San Antonio after dinner at barely 3 mph I saw even more.\u00a0 I saw couples enjoying an evening meal together.\u00a0 I could hear their laughter and the low murmur of conversation swirling around me.\u00a0 I saw the ripples in the water as it flowed past me.\u00a0 I saw the muddy brown caused by the recent rain.\u00a0 I could smell the different aromas coming from the restaurants.\u00a0 I saw the vivid colors of the shimmering lights.\u00a0 Walking at 3 mph was like looking through a microscope compared to flying at 600 mph.
\nThe slower we go, the more we notice.\u00a0 The better our perspective becomes.\u00a0 The more clearer our paths are ahead of us.\u00a0 We rush through life so quickly it’s like we’re flying at 600 mph all of the time.\u00a0 We don’t notice the people around us, the scenery, the smells.\u00a0 We are so focused on our “agendas” we miss what is right in front of us.
\nLately, God has been speaking to me.\u00a0 I didn’t realize until today what He has been saying.\u00a0 In fact, as I’ve written this blog I’ve gained clarity.\u00a0 I’ve listened to so many messages lately on purpose.\u00a0 I’ve been so focused on what I’m supposed to be doing I’ve missed what God is saying.\u00a0 His message to me is simple, yet so hard for me to do:
\n“Slow down”
\nGod wants me to slow down.\u00a0 He wants me to stop flying at 600 mph and start strolling at 3.\u00a0 Not everything has to be done today.\u00a0 Not everything has to be done tomorrow.\u00a0 When God tells us in John 10:10 Jesus came so we can have life and have it to the fullest, He meant it.
\nIf we’re going too fast we’ll miss it.\u00a0 We’ll miss the beauty of the falling leaves as they meander their way to the earth.\u00a0 We’ll miss the vibrant colors of life all around us.\u00a0 We’ll miss the warm smile of a stranger because we’re going to fast to notice.\u00a0 We’ll miss the peace of a fall afternoon or the feel of the gentle breeze as it passes over us.\u00a0 If we’re going to fast we’ll miss spending time with the ones we love.
\nI’ve been going too fast.\u00a0 I’ve missed some things I will never get back.\u00a0 God has been trying to tell me to slow down, but I haven’t been listening.\u00a0 I’m grateful He hasn’t given up on me as I’ve been zooming through my days.\u00a0 Instead, He created an opportunity for me to slow down.\u00a0 Through it, He has shown me all I’ve been missing.\u00a0 He’s been trying to tell me I don’t have to do it all.\u00a0 I just have to do what He calls me to do.\u00a0 Right now, what He is calling me to do is slow down.
\nGod will give me enough time to do everything He has intended for me to do.\u00a0 If I don’t slow down, I might miss it.\u00a0 I won’t hear His still small voice directing my path if I’m going too fast.\u00a0 I won’t see the signs He’s giving me if I fly right by them.\u00a0 I won’t be able to follow His lead if I’m too busy following mine.\u00a0 I had no idea how fast I’ve been going until God slowed me down.\u00a0 \u00a0When He did, He changed my perspective.
\nHow fast have you been going lately?\u00a0 Are you flying at 600 mph, driving at 75 or strolling at 3?\u00a0 Maybe I’m not the only one God is telling to slow down.\u00a0 If you’re going too fast, you won’t get the message.\u00a0 \u00a0I know I didn’t.
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“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. ” Colossians 3:2 Been doing a lot of thinking about perspective.\u00a0 How we are all on a journey.\u00a0 Each of our journey’s are unique.\u00a0 Each has it’s own perspective.\u00a0 What I’ve realized over the last couple of weeks is our… Continue reading Perspective<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1516,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502\/revisions\/1516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}