It's a Matter of Perspective

Garden of the God's, Colorado Springs, Colorado

It seems that there are miles of trails in the Garden of the Gods. I don't know if this is true or not, but I have done a great deal of walking in the park and still haven't hiked every trail. Some of these trails are paved, others are not. You are warned of possible rattlesnakes, but I've never seen one. However, what I have noticed is that a person's perspective of the garden is dependent on the direction they take.

If you enlarge the picture you'll see a man walking off in the distance on the same path. Since he was walking towards me, his view on this path was different from mine. This is not good or bad, but a fact.  

"But if you criticize and attack each other, be careful that you don't destroy each other." Galatians 5:15 God's Word Translation

There were three things that could have happened as this man and I approached each other. First, we could have ignored each other (probably what happened). Second, we could have run into each other and blamed the other person for not moving. Or third, we could have simply said "hi" to each other on our journey.

It seems to me that brothers and sisters in Christ, those who know the power of forgiveness, too often take the second approach when they don't see eye-to-eye. Sometimes its better to say "hi" and keep moving, trusting that both you are formed by the working of the Holy Spirit in the Word of God.

Better yet, how about stopping and having a conversation.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.