The Angle.

Monday, November 08, 2010
The Angle. So much of our lives are so dependent on the angle that we’re looking from. I have a friend from my old youth group days in Conway that was so tall it was unreal. He was just a big guy – football player big. His name is Joe, and you guess it: we called him Big Joe. He was huge! And I’m not going to lie, it was pretty nice knowing I had him on my side if anyone ever gave me any problems if you know what I mean. And though he was a giant of a guy, he had a heart that was as big as his stature. But this morning I’m remembered this one thing: Big Joe had a different angle on life than I did back then.
So it is true with God. We get so caught up in the moment, don’t we? I mean, whether it’s a good moment or a bad one, it’s almost like to us – the moment is all there is. Just think about it: if something incredibly bad happens, how often do we see people so distraught by that bad moment that they don’t think they have anything to live for? I’ll admit, I’ve been there. I’ve been in the night that was so dark it just seemed like the sun would never rise again. And boy, is that ever hard. As a matter of fact, I really don’t think hard is an apt word to describe that pain. I think excruciating is more fitting. That is a moment that just seems impossible to survive.
And then there are those mountain top moments. You know what I’m talking about. We have those moments when it seems as though nothing in the world could go wrong. We’re living the dream in that moment – everything is perfect. And we forget, in that moment, that life is still life. The world is still messed up. And this mountaintop will only last for so long, and we’ll eventually be spending some quality time in another valley. But we don’t see that, because there we are – on the mountaintop – in our moment.
Yet there sits God. From His angle He sees it all, past, present and future. Though it’s hard for us to imagine, the truth is that He sees us now just as much as He sees the day we were born, just as much as He sees the day we’ll stand before Him. Amazing, isn’t it? See, that’s His angle. And that’s why He can be trusted when He says things like, “All things work together for the good of those who love God, who are the called according to His purpose.” His angle says it all. He really does know!
So who are you entrusting your life to today? Is it all in your hands? That’s a dangerous place to be, friend. Are you allowing your life to be driven and determined by somebody else in this life? I’d be scared to allow someone else here to have the steering wheel of who I am. Or is God your pilot? He knows the way; He sees the entire journey better than we see the right now. So trust Him, would ya? Trust Him if for no other reason than this: He’s got the best angle.


That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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