I was at my grandparents house the other weekend and a football game was on. Both my dad and daddygrand were intensely watching it, and the rest of us sat around with stomach’s growling waiting for our carryout food to be ready. Before long, my eyes wandered to the television and I focused on how the camera blurred some things and put others in focus. I tried to imagine what it would look like if everything was shown with the same focus, and I came to the conclusion that it would look rather boring and dull. My daddygrand noticed me watching the TV and said, “I didn’t know you liked football, Kayla!” I had to admit that I don’t care for football one bit. I wasn’t focused on that. While he was watching the players fight for the ball in a game filled with rules I’m clueless on, I was watching the mechanics of how they gave different perspectives with techniques such as blurring. We were looking at the exact same thing yet we were focused on completely different things.
Christians and non-Christians go through the same trials. Though there are some different trials each will face, they will all go through some of the same challenges in life--trying to get a job, get a degree, decide what they want to do with their lives, etc. Yet, as Christians, we’re able to go through our lives with a widely different perspective. We know that there’s more to this world. While non-Christians are focusing on cramming everything into this life they can and making the most of it, we can look beyond this short life and realize that there’s so much more in store for us. Romans 15:13 says, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may abound in hope.” We can go through the same challenges as non-Christians with a completely different attitude--one of hope, joy, and peace.
Kayla Joy
