Rick Warren's Daily DevotionalSample

See From God's Point-of-View

Perspective is understanding something because you see it from a larger frame of reference. It is the ability to perceive how things are interrelated and then judge their comparative importance.

And, for believers, it means seeing life from God's point-of-view. In the Bible, the words "understanding," "wisdom," and "discernment" all have to do with perspective. The opposite of perspective is "hardness of heart," "blinded" and "dullness."

Perspective answers the "Why?" questions of life. Psalm 103:7 says, "He (God) made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel." The people of Israel got to see what God did, but Moses got to understand why God did it.

This is the difference between knowledge and perspective. Knowledge is learning what God has said and done. Perspective is understanding why God said it or did it. Having perspective is evidence of spiritual maturity.