“Take a God Look at it!”

Valerie Cullers 26 Comments
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When you were younger, did your parents ever say to you, “Take a good look at it!” Usually you were in trouble and they were trying to show you the right way to do something or you were facing the consequences of your own bad behavior.  Possibly, you might have been with them in the car and there was someone strung out on drugs on the sidewalk. They would then point out what they wanted you to learn from the situation in question. That phrase was usually related to something negative, no doubt about it. 

Might there be another way to look at these negative situations? Take the homeless man on the corner, the drug addict sleeping on the sidewalk, or the people at the soup kitchen trying to get a hot meal. Do we need to “take a good look” at these situations or do we need to “take a God look” at them?

How does God look at people in difficult situations? Does He view them with compassion and have a plan to help them when they cry out to Him? I believe He does. His compassion extends to those who are stuck in the most unfortunate of situations. When we see them, let’s try to see them from God’s perspective. What would He have us do to help others when they are right before our eyes?

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Let’s not “take a good look at them,” let’s “take a God look at them,” and see how we should respond to the needs before us.

 

26 thoughts on ““Take a God Look at it!””

  11. This is so lovely and serves as a perfect, simple reminder for us to see others in a more compassionate way. I’ll definitely be doing this. I wonder if it will make me uncomfortable – to see the contrast in how I might have dismissed or reacted to someone or something and how it will be if I look at it through another lens entirely? Either way it will be another opportunity for some personal growth and to be a little more caring. Thank you!!

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