" The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward;"(Genesis 13:14)
If you have ever been on the great plains, or on top of a high mountain, you know the view is amazing. As the Who said, "I can see for miles and miles."
One of the reasons of course is there is nothing to obstruct your view. No buildings, no trees, nothing. While we may not own all that we see, it is still ours to enjoy.
As I sit at my computer typing this, I have a very limited vision. I only have windows on the East and can't see much than the houses across the street. The other directions are all yellow walls, albeit with some nice photos and paintings on them.
Often in life we are invited to take a wider view of things. When we choose only to look in one direction we may miss something amazing, or worse may not see something coming. And of course the more walls we surround ourselves with, both physical and mental, the less we can truly take in. And in fact we have no way of really understanding what is actually happening around us, if we only have one perspective.
As we go through life our vantage point may change. But the invitation from God remains, look all around you and see what's happening for you, where you are at that moment.
Blessings,
Ed
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