The Bigger Picture

Lord, give me Your perspective today and for my future. Bless me with the ability to understand the bigger picture and to distinguish the valuable from the unimportant.

-Stormie Omartian

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8

Perspective, it really makes a world of difference when you've got it but it's the gettin it that can sometimes be the problem. I can have such a hard time seeing anything outside of the situation I am in, it is so difficult for me to see the bigger picture and I often end up immersing myself in whatever it is that I am trying to get out of. The more time I spend focusing on the stress of the moment, the more worked up I become. Perspective is not even a word in my vocabulary at that point but every now and then I will send up a prayer in exasperation. I am so thankful that the Lord is faithful to his promises. My stresses or problems of the day don't magically disappear but He does give me His perspective and peace and suddenly things don't seem quite so bad.