Seeing Life Through Rose Colored Glasses
Sometimes we don’t understand the circumstances of our lives, especially in the difficult moments. But we can trust God even when we don’t understand because He sees the beauty in it—the pot of gold at the end of rainbow, so to speak. He sees our lives as only the true artist can.
Consider the illustrations of three different artists~
The first artist paints a rose so real that you think if you reached out to touch it you would be able to rub it’s velvety petals between your fingers.
The next artist paints a picture of a rose as well, only his style resembles more of a cartoon rose.
The last artist splashes a cacophony of colors together and puts one blotch of red in the middle, calling it a rose. Most people that stop to study the painting only see a spot of red on the canvas and miss the beauty that the true artist sees of a single red rose taking precedence over all the other colors.
Each artist paints the same picture with a different technique, a different style…a different viewpoint. In order to understand the beauty, one has to view each piece of are from the perspective of the artist.
Perhaps in the moments of pain and uncertainty, we can try to see beautiful red rose of the blessing taking precedence over our sorrow and fright…the greatest blessing being God’s faithful love that heals all wounds and gives peace beyond understanding.
He is the true artist of our lives. Sometimes he paints pictures of beauty so stunning it takes our breath away. Other times He seems to paint pictures of chaos. But one thing we can count on, He never leaves His artwork void of beauty. Sometimes we need to look the lenses of the master artist.
Perhaps instead of first asking "why," we should don a pair of rose colored glasses and ask "where" the hidden blessing is. Then we might see beyond the pain to take comfort in the beauty of His provision, His strength, His joy and the special symbols of His love that He paints into each one of our lives. If we let God help us see our lives through his eyes, we’ll be able to see the rose of beauty whether it’s one of velvety petals or a blotch of color on a canvas.
Jeremiah 29:11-14; Isaiah 61:2-3,
Each artist paints the same picture with a different technique, a different style…a different viewpoint. In order to understand the beauty, one has to view each piece of are from the perspective of the artist.
Perhaps in the moments of pain and uncertainty, we can try to see beautiful red rose of the blessing taking precedence over our sorrow and fright…the greatest blessing being God’s faithful love that heals all wounds and gives peace beyond understanding.
He is the true artist of our lives. Sometimes he paints pictures of beauty so stunning it takes our breath away. Other times He seems to paint pictures of chaos. But one thing we can count on, He never leaves His artwork void of beauty. Sometimes we need to look the lenses of the master artist.
Perhaps instead of first asking "why," we should don a pair of rose colored glasses and ask "where" the hidden blessing is. Then we might see beyond the pain to take comfort in the beauty of His provision, His strength, His joy and the special symbols of His love that He paints into each one of our lives. If we let God help us see our lives through his eyes, we’ll be able to see the rose of beauty whether it’s one of velvety petals or a blotch of color on a canvas.
Jeremiah 29:11-14; Isaiah 61:2-3,
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you…to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."
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