Check your perspective

We sometimes see things in certain ways, when in reality it could be totally different.

It could be said that sometimes we have short vision, that we can be short sighted looking at certain things. This could be that we are in a certain mindset that causes us not to see the truth or it could be that we just aren't aware.

For me an example that sticks out in the world today is the meaning of life, everybody sees this totally differently. It could be said that so many people just deal with the 'now' of life. People can be caught up in what they want to do in life, what they think is good for them, they just do what they want as they don't seek for a deeper meaning as to what is actually going on in this world. They waste no thoughts on actually considering that this life might not actually be about them.

Some people palm this question off as they like what they have going at this moment in time and don't want to change it or listen to anything else. In other words they are short sighted, they need to check their perspective. Being short sighted is limiting because it doesn't let us see things that are more than a short glance away. It's so easy to get caught in what we do that we forget what is far away, what is approaching us.

Plain and simply for many people death is coming, that they are wasting themselves into oblivion, they are so caught up in who they are, what they do that they are totally unaware of a father God that loves them, who is running to them because they are so short sighted and caught up in themselves. They need to change their perspective.

Because for me, I was blind to the point to where I only looked at myself and was caught up in me unaware of the harsh reality that was approaching me, But God. When God comes in everything is changed, everything is opened up, the short sight is restored to full 20 20 vision, total clarity. Suddenly I realised that this life, the reason we live is far superior to me, that in fact its not about me in the slightest. When God comes in he lets us see the far off, he lets us see where were going, he lets us see the truth, the meaning as to whats going on in this world. That not only does he show us, but it says in his word that he directs the steps we take. Meaning that he steers us away from the death the world throws at us and into the life he has for us!

you see changing your perspective changes everything.

God and FIFA

Sometimes I like to play FIFA.

Now FIFA is one of those games that you really have to concentrate on. When I play it I play it passionately, in other words I get worked up at it. Everybody plays FIFA to win, I am no different. It's great being on the winning side, the winning team, knowing that your ability has pulled you through to beat the other person.

However when I play it myself, I play it on easy, because I like to win, and not only do I like to win but I like to win big, Im talking 5-0 up at half time big.

Your now thinking where does God come into this. Bear with me.

Because if I play it on hard, if I play it on a difficulty far superior to my ability two things happen. number one, I get stupidly annoyed and frustrated at myself and get totally worked up at something thats not worth it. Number two, I am unsure that my ability will pull me through. Now how does this compare with life?

When we bring God into it. When God is in our lives, when he is the conquerer of our lives, when we place him in the center, the difficulty of life drops. No longer do we have to go through some battles unsure that our ability can pull us through, no longer do we have to get worked up at things that don't really matter and that make us feel stupid. Now we are relying on his ability to pull us through, now we can trust him to bring victory, just like when FIFA is set to easy, where the computer is set to give us a help in victory by slowing the opposing team down by making them less skillful, God makes the opposing team in life slow down, he makes the devil less skillful. That with God we can be 5-0 up at half time. So practically to you today is simply this, give your life to god, because the hard battles that we face can be made much easier if we let God intervene, so he can be championed as the victor of our lives.

Andrew McCracken's blog: Satan the Dog

Andrew McCracken's blog: Satan the Dog: "I think one could say that Satan could be described as a dog. I wonder how many know that Satan has a bark much worse than his bite. His aim..."

Satan the Dog

I think one could say that Satan could be described as a dog. I wonder how many know that Satan has a bark much worse than his bite. His aim is to try and scare and intimidate us by what he tells us, his aim is that we would lose our purpose given to us by our heavenly father, the sad thing is that if we aren't properly prepared he can succeed.

 The bible says in John 10.10 that the thief comes to kill, steal and destroy.

 So its important with this type of enemy to be prepared. And its down ultimately to how we protect ourselves with scripture that will determine if Satan can act as a huge scary dog or a small inconvenience that nibbles at our ankles.

For me I see Satan as the small inconvenience. Its almost in life sometimes that I can actually feel him following me around trying to nibble at my ankles, trying to feed me his lies. The funny thing to note here is that Satan in most cases is a follower, not a facer. I haven't heard of any times that Satan has attacked from the front. So one could say that he is constantly behind you.

Sometimes when Satan barks from behind it can seem as if the noise if coming from a huge scary dog that is ready to consume you when in fact its most likely the small annoying dog with a big mouth. So when we turn around and face him, we can see Satan for what he really is, a small inconvenience.

We have been given authority to address situations like this regardless of the size of the dog thats following you. The bible is our fathers word, his voice, his authority. Satan like any other dog knows his masters voice. So when he comes to bark at us quote some Psalm 91 to him, quote some Isaiah 54.17, tell him where to go in Jesus name. Satan like most other dogs is hard of hearing so when he comes back for more, have the masters voice ready to give him some more.