A Prayer About Perspective

When I need to see from God’s point of view

ALMIGHTY GOD,

The other day I was thinking about how children view life. What a limited perspective they have because of their age and their lack of maturity and experience. As they grow older, they discover that the world is much bigger than home, neighborhood, and community. During the school years, they learn about history, geography, nations, and cultures. As an educated, experienced adult with a much larger picture, I can get the idea that I know it all. But even greater than the contrast between a baby’s view and mine is the gulf between my perspective and yours, Father. You know everything about everything—the beginning, the end, and the in-between. You know your plans for all of creation, me included, and you see how everything in your plan works together. O Lord, please keep me from pride in my knowledge and opinions. I need to trust fully in you, knowing that you are sovereign, good, and loving. Please help me see life, others, and myself from your point of view as revealed in Scripture. I walk by faith, not by sight.

We have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! 2 Corinthians 5:16