{"id":11412,"date":"2017-08-11T00:10:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lccredding.com\/lcc\/?p=11412"},"modified":"2017-08-11T00:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:10:36","slug":"august-11-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2017\/08\/11\/august-11-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"August 11, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We don\u2019t yet see things clearly. We\u2019re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won\u2019t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We\u2019ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing Him directly just as He knows us!<\/em>
\n1 Corinthians 13:12 (The Message)<\/span><\/p>\n

Do You See What I See?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

I was running an errand for work. I was at one of those intersections where the road is marked, indicating you need to leave space for the cross section. As I crept forward to the light, a woman cut me off, making it necessary for me to brake sharply. Someone else at the cross section tried to turn left in front of me, and they got stuck, and were blocking traffic. I paused so that they could move on before a pileup happened. Then, someone else cut me off! I\u2019m a patient driver, so none of this bothered me too much. I finally made it to the red light at the intersection, and a man pulled up alongside me. He rolled down his window and angrily yelled, \u201cYou need to wake the *bleep* up!\u201d He then peeled out. I was shocked by the rage in his voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clearly, he wasn\u2019t seeing what I was. In his mind, I wasn\u2019t paying attention. I wasn\u2019t preventing accidents; I was just taking my sweet time getting to the traffic light. He was so enraged, all he could see what was right in front of him, instead of looking at the big picture.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure you can tell where I\u2019m going with this! How often do we do the same thing to God? It can be really hard to see the big picture, especially during times of trial. All we know is that we want to be at our destination NOW, and He\u2019s in the way! This is a good reminder that we do not see what He sees. If we focus too closely, we can\u2019t see the accidents He\u2019s preventing. I\u2019m sure if we knew just how often He intervenes to protect us, we would fall to our knees in awe and appreciation.<\/span><\/p>\n

And for my part, I hope I never get so impatient with God being my Traffic Director that I rage at Him needlessly when He\u2019s just doing what\u2019s necessary for the journey. I may not always see what He sees, but I need to trust His vision over mine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFather, thank You for protecting us, even when we aren\u2019t aware that You\u2019re doing it! Help us to rest securely in You, and to trust You more, especially when we\u2019re focused on what\u2019s right in front of us rather than the end result. In Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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