It’s all in how we look at things, isn’t it? And today I am grateful and thankful that I am learning to see things through His eyes.
I recently participated in a discussion that truly had my head spinning. Not much fazes me anymore. Age, experience, faith that grows stronger with each passing year….somehow I’ve grown accustomed to this life, and truly…not much fazes me. This particular discussion, however, still has me shaking my head in wonder…and still has me probing my faith and the deepest parts of myself….searching. Reassuring myself that God is truly who He says He is…and all is well.
The thing that has me wondering is this. A dedicated, true sister in Christ used the following verse to support her belief that Jonah is…well, Jonah… because of a lack of faith on someone’s part.
“But if EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT comes from God (James 1:17) we can know that if it’s not good and perfect, it’s from the devil. The devil’s purpose is to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10).”
…. somehow Jonah’s gifts (mental and physical disabilities) don’t fall into the “good and perfect” category. So following this logic, Jonah’s gifts must be from Satan. And my heart physically ached for this sister in Christ… who is so obviously deceived.
Jonah (and every other believer) was promised that God’s grace is sufficient for this life. He was also promised the reality of a new body, incorruptible, perfect and holy when he leaves this life and comes into Christ’s presence. And in the meantime, God is using Jonah to magnify, glorify and uplift Himself. God’s grace and mercy and goodness and compassion and love and kindness and…..every other good attribute you can name have been manifested in Jonah’s life.
Thank you God today for the ability to see Jonah’s gifts through your perspective….and for the opportunity to sit on the front row of Jonah’s life and watch as You are glorified, magnified and Your name is lifted high.
Perspective. Funny thing, that. Seeing life through the eyes of Christ… what an amazing, terrifying, beautiful, humbling experience. May my eyes ever be opened to Him….
