Today’s Post By: Rae Lynn DeAngelis
One of my favorite pastime activities as a child was climbing trees. Our weekend retreat farmhouse was over a hundred years old, and the property was surrounded by large, beautiful trees—perfect for climbing.
There was one tree in particular that I loved to scale and settle atop its branches. It was out in the front yard and towered above the farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings. The trunk had thick, sturdy limbs near the base so that a small person like me could easily make its ascent.
Up and up, I would steadily climb with careful precision. The higher I would go, the more amazing the view. Strangely, my perspective seemed to change while resting at the top. From the ground the farmhouse seemed colossal, but from the treetop it appeared small and insignificant. Excitement and serenity enveloped me every time I climbed that tree—it was a spiritual high of sorts—one that I frequented many times during my childhood.
Do problems in your life seem so big and overwhelming that you can’t see past them? Perhaps it’s time to change your perspective.
Like climbing a tree, our faith in the one true God lifts us to greater heights. As we soar with the Father, our perspective changes. Our problems become smaller, and our God becomes bigger.
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18)
We need to remember that no problem on earth is too big for God to handle.
Just make sure you are clinging to the right tree.
“[Christ] himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)
