Perspective

Have you ever seen a toddler playing with his trucks in the sand when he suddenly reached down and stuffed a fistful of sand into his mouth? If you were there, you would probably shout, “Stop!! Don’t eat that!” Even though he may cry and fuss for awhile because you didn’t let him do what he wanted, you still wouldn’t change your mind. You would know that you are doing what’s best for him.

As adults, our perspective is very different from a child’s. What is obviously wrong to us may be completely oblivious to them. What looks good isn’t always good. Because God is all-knowing, He has a totally different perspective on our lives and choices than we do.

This doesn’t mean that everything we want to do is “bad,” but perhaps He wants to trade out our “good” for His “best”. What Jesus wants for us is actually for our own benefit. The reason that He gave us rules from the beginning is because He loves us and wants us to have the best life possible.

Paradigm Shift

We don’t always realize that:

• God knows so much more than we do
• His rules are for our benefit
• He wants the very “best” for us

Following Jesus can be difficult at times, but it is a way that we can show Him that we love Him. When you look at it this way, His commands aren’t burdensome. In fact, they bring us blessing and life.

Remember: If you obey Him, you will walk along the best pathway for your life.