Perception

Main Scripture: What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiates 1:9)

Song to meditate on: He Will Always Make A Way – James Fortune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZaUtR2e5g4)

Aldous Huxley once said that “there are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” In other words the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted will determine the depth of the situation or thing.  Let’s consider this story about a butterfly.

One day a man opened the garage door, which startled a large butterfly. It flew immediately to its perceived escape, the circle-topped window where it frantically tried to exit through the invisible wall of closed glass. The man raised the third-car garage door in hopes of aiding its escape. This caused the butterfly to fly higher and higher and become entangled in a spider web.

Fearful that it would remain entangled in the web, the man selected a long-handled broom to assist him escaping the tangled threads. At this, the butterfly returned to furiously pumping his wings and banging into the glass, which was, in his perspective, the pathway of escape, but remained his cage.

By simply turning his focus to one side, he would have easily exited his prison. Rather, due to his intent on one direction, he remained confined, captive.

How many of us are like this butterfly? Often times we are encountered with a situation or a problem and because we choose to focus on one side, most times the negative side, we miss the opportunities that are attached to the specific situation.

You see ladies, most times our view of things are one-sided, we tend to view things based on our current or past knowledge and experiences without realizing that there is a body of knowledge out there that we have not been exposed to.  Things are usually multi-dimensional and can be viewed from more than one side. As Aries Eroles  said, “you can see a rose in two ways first, through its beautiful petals. The other, through its thorns” 

Ladies, your perception of a situation or problem will determine your level of success. Today‘s scripture reminds us that “there is nothing new under the sun.” It therefore means that whatever your situation is someone has already been through it. As such, it is always good to seek out the view point of others that you can trust. Also the world is at your finger tips; many persons are freely sharing their stories on the World Wide Web. I don’t mind being called a “Google God” if it is going to help me to look at the glass “half full instead of half empty”

Ladies my encouragement to you today is, don’t let opportunities pass you by and don’t remain depressed over your situation because of your limited sight. Arthur Rimbaud said “I believe I am in Hell, therefore I am.”  Choose today to view your situation from all perspectives, don’t be like the butterfly and look to one side, if you do you may never find your way of escape.

 Let’s Pray,

Lord, thank you for another day full of opportunities and exciting times ahead. Lord I pray today that you will broaden our thinking so that we will see and perceive and hear and understand. Help us Lord not be limited in our sight but instead to look for that way of escape that you promised us in our Word.

In Jesus Name

Amen