Your perspective on any situation can make all the difference in your results!
To see what I mean, take a look at Joshua and Caleb and the ten others that were sent by Moses to spy out the promised land! When they returned, they painted a picture of an abundant land--so bountiful that they described it as "flowing with milk and honey!" But their perspectives totally influenced the outcome.
Ten of the men warned of the "giants" and sure defeat if they entered. They saw themselves as mere grasshoppers by comparison! But Caleb wanted to go up immediately and possess it. Caleb said they could "well overtake" them.
The ten argued based on all they could analyze by their five senses. Joshua and Caleb knew that "if the Lord delights in us then He will bring us into this land.... The Lord is with us; fear them not!"
The people of Israel believed the words of the ten rather than Joshua and Caleb. In the end, only Joshua and Caleb were allowed by God to enter the promised land! It's a great record that you can read in Numbers 13 and 14.
The ten looked at the situation and were full of fear. They saw sure defeat because they were outsized and outnumbered. Joshua and Caleb looked at the same situation and saw sure victory. They knew the Lord was with them and would give them the land, just as He had promised their forefather Abraham.
Their perspectives made all the difference.
"The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe." Proverbs 29:25.
Every promise of God is true and He is faithful to His Word! He will never leave us nor forsake us. So no matter what the circumstances tell you, look to Him. What does He say and promise in His Word? For that is the best perspective of all.
"And this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith (or believing)." 1 John 5:4b
