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"Do what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you."
-Philippians 4:9

When you see a glass of water half-filled, what do you think? Is it half empty, or is it half full? It all depends on your perspective. All kinds of things happen in life. Uncertainties and challenges can make it very difficult, but attitude or perspective can make a positive difference. If you have the right perspective you can experience God's presence, power, promises and peace.

Paul says in Philippians 4:9 to learn from him, to put into practice the right perspective of faith in God no matter what your situation. There are three things we can learn from Paul when it comes to proper perspective.

First, proper perspective sees problems as possibilities. From Paul we learn that we must "live by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). Problems are normal. The key to dealing with our problems is
perspective or, as some would say, attitude. When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they thought, "He is so big we can never kill him." When David saw Goliath, he thought, "He is so big I can't miss
him." If you see problems as possibilities, you have the proper perspective that no problem is going to arise that you and Jesus can't handle together.

Secondly, proper perspective sees people in relationship to their potential. To the Philippian Christians, Paul wrote, "I thank God every time I remember you" (1:3). How do you see others? Do you see their potential? Jesus always saw people that way. He encouraged them to become who God created them to be. How we relate to others and how we seek to encourage them can make a huge difference in their lives.

Third, proper perspective sees the present in relationship to God's promises. Paul wrote to the Philippians from jail. Rather than self-pity, the theme of the Philippian letter is joy. Paul was pressing on toward the goal (3:13-14). Is your mind fixed on things above or things below? We cannot do anything about the testy situations of life, but we can do something about our attitudes to meet them. What happens IN me is more important than what happens TO me. I must see the present in relationship to God's promises, that as I, like Paul, press onward and upward toward the goal. I believe that I "can do everything through him who gives me strength" (3:13) and my "God will meet all [my] needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus" (3:19).

The most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than what happened yesterday; more important than my successes, my failures, my pain; more important than what people think about me or my situation. Attitude is the thing that can keep me going or make me quit. Attitude can fuel my fire or destroy my hope.

When my attitudes are right, no mountain is too high, no valley too deep and no challenge too great that I can't face it with the Lord's strength. Let the promises of God speak to your heart. Pray that God
will give you a clear perspective, a right perspective, a proper perspective.

So I havent updated in a while and I just thought I would leave icons to explain how I am feeling about graduating and how the past fouryears have felt. I am not sure what happened to the picture and all that jazz but oh well.