PERSPECTIVE

I am reading a book by Lysa TerKeurst; Unglued Devotional.  It is her own sort of blog for 60 days.

 On one  of the days she wrote how hard something is often depends on your vantage point.  "For example, consider the shell of an egg.  Looking at it from from the outside, we know an eggshell is easily broken.  But if you are looking at that same shell from the inside, it seems an impenetrable fortress.  It's impossible for the raw white and tender yolk to penetrate the hardness of the eggshell.  But given time and the proper incubation, the white and yolk develop into a new life that breaks through the shell and shakes itself free.  And in the end, we can see that the hard work of cracking the shell was good for the new baby chick. "

That got me thinking how true that is.  It is all in the perspective.  In our struggles of life, it is all how we look at things.  If we just realize life is always going to be tough at times and just say that, yes, this is hard, very hard, but how can I learn and grow from it.  Maybe make it into a game.  OK Life, it's you against me.  Who is going to win?  My outside is easily broken, but my inside; I am going to claw my way out!  I know this is easier said than done, but we just have to play these mind games, or the mind will destroy us.  It is so incredible how the mind overtakes everything.  We can't stop those thoughts circling around and around until we are inundated with destructive words directed on ourselves.  So, we need to change the vantage point and decide we are not broken, but little by little getting stronger and braver each time.