How was your vacation? We’ve all heard that question. I remember a few years back, I responsed to that query by saying “It never got above 75 degrees and rained almost every afternoon.” If I had gone to the beach, people would say, “Oh, that’s too bad.” But I didn’t go to the beach. Cheryl and I met all our children and grandchildren in a remote part of the Rocky Mountains in Southwest Colorado. We escaped the drought and triple digit temperatures of North Texas and went to a beautiful, pleasant environment. Viewed from that perspective, my answer “It never got above 75 degrees and rained almost every afternoon” made people envious.

Life is all about keeping things in proper perspective. Insurmountable problems, physical hardships, financial worries, family turmoil. If you view these things only from a woe-is-me point of view, they will overwhelm you. And that is what Satan hopes will happen. However, for those who are in Christ Jesus, those who know who He is and what He has done through His Life, His Cross and His Resurrection, there is a different perspective.

Paul wrote “…we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison…” (2 Corinthians 4:16–17 ESV).

What’s your perspective like these days?