Even on the Foggiest of Days

The view off my front porch is spectacular!  It varies from day to day, even from morning to afternoon to evening.

From morning to evening.  From day to day.  From season to season.  The view from the porch is glorious.

Except when it isn't.

Some days the view is obscured.  Some days the fog is thick.  Some days I can't see a thing off this porch.

Life is a lot like that.

Some days we see things clearly.  Our view is unobscured.  Life is good and our perspective on life, our attitude toward whatever is going on in our world, is as clear as it can be.

But on other days, the fog rolls in.  We can't see - or understand - anything about our lives or the world around us.  Our view is clouded.  Our perspective is off kilter.

Do you ever have days like that?

Imagine setting out on a driving trip through these mountains when the fog is so thick you can't see the road right in front of your car.  I've driven through the mountains on some of those days.  Not fun at all!

Unfortunately, many of us are going through life that way.  Our vision is clouded.  We're in a fog.  Circumstances are swirling around us and we don't know which way to turn.

We need a clearer perspective.

How do we clear up our vision?  How do we get a better perspective on the circumstances of our lives?  How do we operate with a God-view, rather than our own foggy view, of life?

The answer comes from one of the most prolific writers in the New Testament.  We would all do well to heed his advice today.  Then our vision will be clearer, even on the foggiest of days.

"Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving."  (Colossians 4:2 NASB)