Mission Hills Church
Perspective is how we see what we see. It’s not just what we see, it’s how we see what we see. Today we're talking about four dangerous things that happen when we lose our God-centered, spiritual perspective. And, more importantly, what it looks like to keep from losing it or get it back if we’ve already lost it.
Perspective is how we see what we see.
Perspective shifting is the ability to change how we see what we see.
1. We fixate on the obstacles and forget the opportunities.
Numbers 13:27-32 NIV
- Caleb’s perspective on the facts was determined by his faith.
- The scout’s perspective on the facts was determined by their fear.
We feed what we focus on and we grow what we feed.
We tend to infect others with our negativity.
2. We overestimate the obstacles.
Numbers 13:32-33 NIV
3. We question God’s goodness.
Numbers 14:1-4 NIV
We end up rejecting what God’s calling us into and romanticizing what He’s led us out of.
4. We stop short of taking possession of all God’s promised.
Numbers 14:20-23 NIV
Numbers 14:24 NIV
1. Focus on better “buts.”
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 NIV
2. Stop underestimating God.
Matthew 19:26 NIV
3. Remember and reflect on God’s goodness.
Psalms 107:1-2 NIV
Psalms 34:8 NIV
4. Keep going.
Hebrews 10:36 NIV