It's Probably A Good Thing I Didn't Pursue Counseling

The last conversation I had today, though electronic, has been lingering in my head and now out through my fingertips...

girl: Do you get joy out of God?
me: I get joy out of purpose...
girl: Do I have one?
me: Yes, yes you do
girl: Can't find it
me: No, you just don't want to accept it
girl: What is it then?
me: To love others the way God loves... problem is you don't accept that God loves.
girl: He doesn't
me: Truth doesn't depend on whether or not we believe it. The truth is He does. What frustrates you is that love is not what you thought it was.
girl: It's not fair! He ruined everything!!
me: He made everything possible. He gives and takes away. He is scarier than you realize. He has a plan that is bigger than our life's inconvenience. And He is good.

This is the same girl from this earlier post.

Remember the last time you went to a matinée movie... when you stepped outside and your eyes had a really hard time adjusting to the bright sunlight... I always keep one eye closed when my pupils have to readjust to such drastic intensity. Why is it that when our perspective comes to a head and we are faced with putting ignorance to death and discovery to use we can't seem to handle the adjustment?

Love might be the biggest misperception people have. I hate to think how many people are disillusioned toward God because of a blind expectation of His biggest claim- to be Love.

Perspective, frame of reference, point of view... these terms have an obvious consequence in our lives. It's not much different from when my husband and I play boggle. We can both get 37 words and only have written down 4 of the same. From his angle he's more likely to see words I'll have a much harder time seeing from my angle. (This is why we spin the letters half way through). ...

I suppose what I'm trying to say is that not having the right perspective can permeate your life just as much as being blind.