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Perspective and Perception

 Recently I have had conversations with two different people about perspective and perception that people have about different things. As I have pondered on these I see that we all have our own perspectives and perceptions. They come from out of our experiences, learning and knowledge. Therefore they are all limited because we are limited. Why Proverbs 3:5-8 is so important.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones
And also
Isaiah 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Our perspectives and perceptions are limited because we as humans are limited. Why it is so important to not rely on them but to instead be led by the Spirit, live in the Spirit and to walk in the Spirit. Keeps us from being deceived by our own perceptions and perspectives.
Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the hearts.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
It is easy for all of us as people to think that we are right in our perspectives and our perceptions but sadly they can be very incorrect. We struggle and work to gain perspective and endeavor to learn a better and more complete perspective of all that is around us.
God’s perspective is already perfect and is not limited as ours are. So we must go to the Lord and get His, the only 100 percent true, perspective which is always perfect.

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