2012-06-21T10:30:11-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/perspective/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/lighten-up-6639 2012-06-21T10:30:11-05:00 Could it be that your family could use a few laughs; some crazy, impulsive experiences; a parent who can kid himself about his own weaknesses. Laughing gets people to laugh, and relaxed kids communicate more, and relaxed parents make better decisions. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/mans-forest-and-womans-trees-6526 2012-01-16T10:28:50-05:00 It's dynamite when you put men's and women's perspectives together. A man has this objective distance - created by God for that big picture, and there's nothing wrong with that. Put that with a woman's sensitive closeness, where she says, "You've got to come and look at the smaller picture with me." Put us together; we've got the whole story. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/step-back-and-see-it-better-6299 2011-03-09T15:14:09-05:00 You see, pain tends to make us very self-focused and self-absorbed. Our eyes start to cross, and the situation starts to blur, and we start thinking in circles. Serving restores your perspective. Now, when you feel the least like doing it, is probably when you most need to do it, to get your perspective back. http://truewoman.com/?id=1542 2011-01-25T11:53:26-05:00 We often sense the Lord’s presence in places of serenity and security. But what happens when the scenery changes—when the serene and secure become tumultuous waves of uncertainty, doubt, or fear? When the bills can’t be paid, or the consequences of sin run deep, or your hopes and dreams for the future have been shattered? http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=353&topic_name=Suffering 2010-12-08T14:36:20-05:00 For decades, Joni Eareckson Tada has been a model for trusting God through adversity. When she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, it would be easy to ask why she had to face a new round of suffering. Joni will tell you what she’s learned during this latest trial. http://truewoman.com/?id=1085 2010-09-08T12:33:38-05:00 My friend’s long walk through death’s shadows has ended this week. Kathy Helvey’s four-year battle with leukemia has given way to the victory of eternal life. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/no-timeouts-no-victory-6044 2010-03-11T10:16:59-05:00 ray before you take that call. Pray before you make that call. Pray before you write that e-mail. Pray before you start your journey. Pray before you answer, before you make that commitment, before you make that purchase, or before you ask someone for a date or accept that date. Pray through your day before you face your day. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-name-that-says-it-all-5908 2009-09-11T12:59:09-05:00 There's no other kind of relationship with Jesus that will get you to heaven; not Jesus as your teacher, not Jesus as your religion, not Jesus as your belief. It has to be Jesus as your rescuer from your sin. If you've never really thrown your arms around God's rescuer and said, "Save me, Lord," don't wait another day to do that. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/how-to-get-the-rest-of-the-story-5907 2009-09-11T12:56:45-05:00 Here's what Solomon shows us as the steps to getting God's wisdom. First, you humbly admit your ignorance and your powerlessness even if you're number one where you are. Secondly, you acknowledge, as Solomon did, that everything and everyone in this situation is God's, "I'm Your servant"...these are "Your people." Thirdly, desperately seek His wisdom. When you do, God will give you breakthrough insight into that situation, into that person. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-problem-with-looking-at-yourself-5821 2009-09-10T12:18:39-05:00 Self-pity, self-centeredness, self-promoting, self-reliance - see, the harder it gets, the more that "self" stuff starts to take over and the more out of control we become. If you've been looking at yourself too much, it's time to fly to a higher place where you can get your perspective back, and that means refocusing your eyes away from your great load and back to your great Lord.