Quotes about Perspective

We must cease to accept the visible as if it's the only possible solution and start believing what God says over what man sees.

The longer I live, the less I find God to be a hand shaker. Hand holder? Yes. Hand shaker? No.

Humility can be rather easily obtained by opening our eyes to reality—filling our minds and hearts with the greatness of God.

Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him like that. 2 Corinthians 5:16

Faith is the only thing that will ever close the gap between our theology and our reality.

Still, from where we sit, even on this side of the Cross, where death gives way to life, sometimes what God has done for us can feel, instead, like something He has done to us.

That loving and being loved by Jesus matters more than all that the world can obtain or contain.

At times God is too close for us to see. We lose sight of how He's working until months or years later, when we're able to step back and gain a broader perspective. I frequently think about Moses pleading with God to show him His glory. God knew Moses couldn't handle what he was requesting, so He told him He'd hide him in the crevice of a rock and cover him with His hand while His glory passed by.

Evolution and creationism both require faith. It's just a matter of where you choose to place that faith.

Hear the other side.

There are so many things you can lose sight of as you try to win games and all the stuff we try to do every day.

I know I've been blessed a lot to be in this position, and I never want to lose sight of that. So, sometimes it's overwhelming when I think about how blessed I've been to be able to do what I do for a living.