Quotes about Perspective

Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

Pride comes from looking only at ourselves; meekness comes through looking at God.

If we have our eyes upon ourselves, our problems, and our pain, we cannot lift our eyes upward. A child looks up when he's walking with his father, and the same should be true for the Christian.

We cannot be satisfied with our goodness after beholding the holiness of God.

For the Christian, all is not hopeless unless his affections are centered on the things of this world.

There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us.

Whether prayer changes our situation or not, one thing is certain: Prayer will change us!

Success or failure cannot be measured by any human standard.

Christianity is not an accretion, it is not something added. It is a new total outlook which is satisfied with nothing less than penetration to the furthest corners of the mind and the understanding.

The Charter of the United Nations said in its preamble: "We the people determined to save succeeding generations from war..." Can the United Nations save the world from war? The answer is No! It was conceived and created by statesmen who knew little of the significance of the biblical concept of history and the nature of man. When the perspective is wrong, the whole viewpoint will be wrong.

Too many times we are concerned with how much, instead of how little, like this [world] we can become.

Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age.