I sat on the porch tonight — one of the first comfortable and beautiful nights of fall — and spent some time talking to God, reading, and listening. It was one of those nights when the ideas come faster than my pen can take notes. All of them bloggable!!!
I am currently reading Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson. I’m sure I’ll be talking about it a lot in the days to come. Somehow, Mark speaks the words that speak to me. I loved In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, his first book. Search back through the archives if you want to read about that one. I’m grateful this title is shorter…so much easier to write!
Here’s just one thought that jumped out at me tonight.
When God wants us to experience a change of perspective, He often does it via a change in scenery. So Jesus took the three disciples to a new place, a high place, a place that was far removed from civilization.
Here’s the bottom line: where you are geographically affects where you are spiritually. A few years ago I came up with a simple formula:
Change of Place + Change of Pace = Change of Perspective.
Maybe that’s why we travel so willingly. Every new town, every new church we visit or new friend we make changes us in some way. We come home different. Just the thought that God can use our forced wanderings — maybe even orchestrates them — encourages me.
Do you need a change of perspective?
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Great post! We are so in need of changes like this. How often are the times when we learn something new because we are thrown off guard from what is familiar to us!
One week later, I keep finding my mind returning to the “Change your perspective, Change your place” post. I may have to revisit this one. I saw it in action today…more of a return to an old place where growth was obvious in the changes in me. Hmmmm