dailydatewithgod

When we have an opportunity to get outside of a situation it allows for clarity. It could be distance or just looking at it from a different angle.  I often wonder what it would be like to be a bird, seeing the world from just an expansive view.  It would be amazing to be lifted up above a site and get a bigger picture of what is really going on.  Unfortunately, unless we can climb a mountain, get on a roof, or go parasailing (an experience not to be missed by the way) we do not have easy access to a view from above. God is always ready to shine the light of understanding into our hearts.  When we ask to see things differently or see them as God sees them we can be lifted up from what is going on and see things from above.  I do not prescribe to the idea that God is up there somewhere but I do believe that God has the capacity to see the bigger picture.  I am known to inform God that I could use some lifting up and seeing things from above because where I sit at the moment is much too limited.  I make no bones about the fact that I am open to seeing it differently because I am only experiencing pain and discomfort from the ground eye view.  If  I am holding on or carrying the weight of my seeing it from my perspective only, the lifting will not occur.  I am carrying too much weight with me.  I am encouraged by God to let go of my current perspective and the pain tied to it so I can be lifted above to see it differently.  Depending on how attached I am to my current view this happens quickly or slowly.  The lifting happens when we allow the light from our hearts to create a space in our minds to view what is happening from wholeness.  It can be as simple as the view of my day or as complicated as my experience in a life long friendship. Each opportunity in which I am willing to allow the light of my heart to make me ready to be lifted up, my courage to do so in other situations increases.