Earthly Eyes or
Heavenly Vision?
Earthly Eyes or Heavenly Vision?
God is Unfathomable
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares 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." -- Isaiah 55:8,9
We often approach life assuming that our understanding of a situation is enough to determine what is best. We make plans, establish expectations, and sometimes struggle when things don't unfold the way we believe they should. We may even question God's goodness, wisdom, or direction when His ways don't make sense to us.
But how can we expect to fully understand the plans and purposes of an infinite God when we see only a small part of what He sees?
God is not simply a wiser or more knowledgeable version of us. He is infinitely greater than we can comprehend. His wisdom, knowledge, power, love, and purposes are beyond our ability to fully understand.
Recognizing this should humble us, draw us closer to Him, and strengthen our desire to trust Him. The more we reflect on the greatness of God, the more we will see how limited our own understanding is—and how much we need to depend on Him.
Importance of Knowing God
"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us."
― A.W. Tozer (The Knowledge of the Holy)
The weekly reflections on this site will focus on the character, attributes, and greatness of God. But why is it so important that we continually remind ourselves of who God is?
We can accumulate a tremendous amount of knowledge about God without allowing that knowledge to change how we see the world or live our lives. We can know the right answers, understand biblical truths, and recognize God's attributes without allowing those truths to shape our everyday thinking.
There is a difference between knowing about God and truly knowing God.
As we grow in our knowledge of Him, that knowledge should do more than fill our minds with information. It should change our perspective, strengthen our faith, deepen our relationship with Him, and lead us to trust His ways—even when we don't understand them.
The goal isn't simply to learn more about God. It is to know Him more deeply, trust Him more completely, and allow that relationship to transform us as stated in 2 Corinthians 3:18 - "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another".
Earthly Eyes or Heavenly Vision?
When we look at life through earthly eyes, we tend to begin with our circumstances, our expectations, our desires, and what we believe should happen. We may even find ourselves asking, "How does God fit into what I want or what I think should happen?"
Heavenly vision turns that perspective around. It starts with who God is—His character, His greatness, His purposes, and His ways. Instead of measuring God by what we can understand, we begin to look at our circumstances in light of who He is.
The focus throughout this site is to continually bring us back to this important question: Are we seeing life through an earthly perspective, or are we learning to see it through a heavenly one?
Changing our perspective begins by changing where we start. Rather than allowing our circumstances to shape our view of God, we need to continually reset our thoughts on the greatness of God and allow who He is to shape how we view our circumstances.
About Us
The purpose of this site is to encourage us to look at life through a different lens—one that begins with God rather than ourselves.
We often approach life through what we call earthly eyes. We start with our circumstances, our expectations, our desires, and what we believe should happen. We then try to understand where God fits into our plans and how He might help us achieve what we think is best.
But what if we started somewhere else?
Heavenly vision starts with God. It begins with who He is—His character, His greatness, His wisdom, His purposes, and His ways. Rather than measuring God by what we can understand, we learn to view our circumstances in light of who He is.
This site is intended to be a place where we can continually remind ourselves of that distinction. Through weekly reflections centered on the attributes and character of God, Scripture, and other resources, we hope to grow in our understanding of who God is and how that knowledge should shape the way we think, make decisions, and respond to everyday life.
This is not about us trying hard to change our perspective. It is about allowing a greater understanding and knowledge of God to transform our perspectives that will also transform our lives.
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