When God is in the picture...

...we see the picture differently. 

In high school, I never liked the subject of history. They defined "history" in our textbook as "his story" - i.e. man's story. Learning history was said to be important. It was so that we would not repeat the mistakes that man has made in the past. I wasn't that interested in learning about man's mistakes - because the world still makes those mistakes today, after all the history lessons have been taught and learned to death. The subject of history was a bleak picture. As bleak as it could be. Memorising dates and names was a terrible burden (to me, at least). Needless to say, I often procrastinated studying for history exams until the very last minute. *Guilty* However, when I became a Christian and began reading the Bible, I realised that "history" could also be defined as "His story" - i.e. God's story. God after all, has been involved in the history of mankind since the beginning of time - and because Christ died, is risen and will come again, hope shines through our vicious cycles of "sick" and recuperation. My attitude toward the subject of history turned around 180 degrees. I began to love studying history. History had become an exciting picture that points to God's redemption. The ugly points to a beautiful grand finale. 

If we acknowledge that He is indeed in the picture, then we must also make it our goal to see things/people/the situation with the right perspective. God's perspective. 

What does God see of my pictures - the moments, seasons and circumstances that seem to pause and hover in time? The past, the present continuous, the vague and even the random? The frightening, mysterious and weird? The eyesores? My relationships? Me? And so... how should I look at these pictures?

I don't only want to blindly acknowledge that He is in the pictures. I desire to be certain. How can I further define His unseen presence in my pictures? 

Questions that I am asking myself while I study God's Word this week. :)

Open my eyes, Lord!