Putting Things In Perspective.

This post in a way goes with the last blog post. Yet, though I was only going to comment on the previous post, I instead ventured to post a completely different blog entry. Daring, I know. ;-)

I've been dwelling alot lately on the whole question of "what really matters?". I've been trying hard to keep things in perspective, and remain focused on the Lord and let all things fade in the distance.
With Christmas just past, I had spent time thinking hard on the meaning of Christmas, and thinking of all the stock put into "things" that really have no value at all.
I've enjoyed reading through the epistles and seeing how the focus is Christ crucified, God being glorified always, the Gospel of our Lord preached in every situation.

Those of you who follow my Facebook, would have seen a note that I had posted, sharing two families testimonies to the Lord's hand in their lives. These two stories made a big impact on my life as I've been focusing on focusing on important things. lol One couple lost their baby boy after only being able to hold him for 99 days. Another family deals with the Father/Husband in the family battling with Cancer. Both families focused on God's Sovereignty and glorifying Him through their situations, not in spite of.


I heard shortly after posting the note, a paper read, which was written by Pastor John Piper, titled "Don't Waste Your Cancer". He talked of serving God through it all, and not hoping for a cure, but hoping for God to be glorified through this trial.

And as always, things seem to just keep coming, for don't they say "when it rains, it pours"? I've been going through the book of James these past few weeks for school. And I've spent time focusing on the part in James 1 when he talks and explains the difference between being tested of God and falling into temptation. I won't go into detail for this post is already growing long. :-)

Anyways, I've been focusing on putting things in perspective and also focusing on God through every trial, glorifying and praising Him through it and not falling into temptation because of evil desires.

So... I've been praying alot over all of these things, and wouldn't you know it, this morning I was in a car wreck. I had gone off the side of the road, totaled the front of the car, took out a sign post completely, left quite an impact I daresay. It was a very tense time.And I will add it's also been a humbling time. After I had pulled over and made the necessary phone calls, I sat in the car and prayed and read my bible. I started to put things in perspective, I did not want to pass up the opportunity to learn through this. I had been praying the past couple days to become more focused on God, that He would humble me, and now it seemed this was one time I could put it into practice. I was thankful no one else was involved, I was thankful no one (including myself) was harmed. I was thankful I even had a car to wreck. I am thankful for the timing of it all. I was thankful for a dad who remained quite calm through it all. By the time my Dad made it to where I was, I was amazingly calm, and enjoying reading my Bible and focusing on more important things.

I know a man who's son passed away yesterday morning, he was only 16 years old. It is a tragic story. I know there are souls perishing everyday. I know there are people freezing, starving, being tortured for the gospel, etc. My car wreck meant nothing at that moment. Even if I was laid up in a hospital right now suffering from traumatic injuries, I would still have to think that in perspective, in light of God and all He is, it would be of no importance.

I know this all might sound radical to some, and maybe it is. I don't know. I'll say one thing, my mother was not thrilled in the least when, after she asked me why I was home so early, I responded lightly with "I wrecked the car". It took awhile to calm her down. Thankfully, she now agrees, it means little in comparison. :-)