When I look through the viewfinder on my Canon 60D digital camera, I see a lot going on – composition opportunities, colors, texture, and light!  I get lost in that little window as I view the world.  It's one place where I can separate from stress and daily responsibilities.  I've  spent 30 minutes or more looking at a flower or arrangement.  How light plays into the composition, aperture settings (which give blur or clarity or depth of field), and a dozen other considerations give me almost unlimited variety simply by looking for what's there! And I often take a picture of what I THINK the picture is, but a closer look reveals something I didn't see.  There's so much going on and I just can't see it all, much less capture it all.

God often places situations like this in front of us.  If we're not careful, we see what we think we see and then react without any real effort of thought.  But when we take a little time – look through the viewfinder a little longer than we might NEED to – we see a bigger and often, more accurate picture.

I recommend reading Psalm 73 a few times this week.  Asaph, the writer of the Psalm and chief musician to King David, looked through a viewfinder – one you and I may have looked through.  What he saw at first wasn't the complete picture. There was a lot going on that he didn't see! Asaph's incomplete picture of life is one you might identify with, so read Psalm 73 and be encouraged today!

Pastor Mark