{"id":1294,"date":"2013-06-25T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/2013\/06\/25\/perspective\/"},"modified":"2013-06-25T14:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T14:42:00","slug":"perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bnx--LDQ7RE\/UbctgvyF11I\/AAAAAAAAAPQ\/_QMLjUpL5OI\/s1600\/perspective.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[gallery-foTt]\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bnx--LDQ7RE\/UbctgvyF11I\/AAAAAAAAAPQ\/_QMLjUpL5OI\/s1600\/perspective.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,<br \/>nor are there any works like yours. (Psalm 86:8 )<\/p>\n<p>I have just had one of \u201cthose\u201d days.<br \/>A simple conversation with a co-worker turned into an \u201cissue\u201d and one <br \/>problem after another sprung up. I would no sooner seem to have a <br \/>handle on one thing when something or someone would add to the <br \/>list. It didn\u2019t seem there was enough of me to go around and then, a <br \/>major issue came up at the very end of the day that could have led to <br \/>a catastrophic chain of events if we didn\u2019t have a positive outcome in a <br \/>short amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on the drive home, I was trapped in the middle of a long line of <br \/>slow-moving traffic and the guy who was holding up the traffic wouldn\u2019t <br \/>pull over and let the dozen cars behind him pass, even though he had to <br \/>know he was only going 45 mph. Of course, this gave me time to ponder <br \/>which one of the two places I was supposed to be in at the same time <br \/>would be the best choice.<\/p>\n<p>I had planned to treat my lovely wife to a birthday supper at her favorite <br \/>restaurant, but I forgot it was closed on Monday nights. So, we decided <br \/>to just get some of that not-the-greatest-pizza- in-the-world-that\u2019sbeen-rotating \u2013in-a-heated-display-case-for-longer-than-it-reallyshould-pizza at the convenience store and eat it in a local park. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, there was an older couple having car trouble at the entrance <br \/>to the convenience store, and they needed help. It was probably just <br \/>dirty battery cables, but about 45 seconds after I started helping them, <br \/>a guy with some really bad teeth who was absolutely certain he knew <br \/>way more about such things than I ever did began diligently instructing <br \/>me as to how to turn the ignition key. When that didn\u2019t work, he went <br \/>and got a hammer so he could bang on the starter.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Seeing that he had the situation under control, I went and got the pizza. <br \/>I told the owner of the car a 5\/16 inch wrench would loosen the battery<br \/>cables for cleaning or that a simple jump-start might be effective. <br \/>I was impressed with the size of the hammer Mr. Bad Teeth had <br \/>managed to find.<br \/>As my wife and I sat down to enjoy our pizza in the park, I noticed the <br \/>weather had turned downright gorgeous.&nbsp; My lovely wife diligently, <br \/>patiently, and sympathetically listened to me whine about my day.<br \/>Then we went to church and prayed. <br \/>We prayed for people who would be undergoing open heart surgery <br \/>and people suffering from depression. We praised the Lord for His love<br \/>and His mercy. We prayed for the young and elderly.<\/p>\n<p>I read Psalm 91 to a dear friend, which begins with this verse: <\/p>\n<p><i>He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High<br \/>will abide in the shadow of the Almighty<\/i>. (Psalm 91:1 )<\/p>\n<p>And my problems seemed very, very small in the shadow of that <br \/>almighty, awesome, loving, merciful, protecting God who sent His only <br \/>Son to die on a cross for me and take away all my sins.<br \/>And, looking back, I have to admit everything did turn out all right after <br \/>all&#8211;just like God knew it would.<\/p>\n<p><b>Today\u2019s Praise<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>I will say to the LORD, \u201cMy refuge and my fortress,<br \/>my God, in whom I trust<\/i>.\u201d (Psalm 91:2 )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,nor are there any works like yours. 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