It's not green, it's blue!

Recently, my sister Poppy and my mom were debating about whether a certain piece of fabric was green or blue.

Poppy held it up to the lime green dress she was wearing and stated emphatically that the fabric was blue.

Mom held it up to her sky blue shirt that she was wearing and proclaimed the fabric to be green.

I laid it down on my white shorts and announced that it was pink. But I was totally joking. I promise.

But that little discussion made a point. Depending on where the fabric was, you could claim that it was either green or blue. It's perspective that matters.

It's the same with everything in this world. Two people can look at the exact same thing and draw completely different ideas from what they see. Perspective.

Take the Bible for example - many different religions all look at the same Bible, but they get completely different ideas from it. Even within the realm of Christianity you have Calvinism and Arminianism. For example: Calvinists believe Christ died only for the elect; Arminians believe that Christ died for all people. They both read the same Bible, but they read it with differently biased glasses on.

How about you take worldview for an example? Evolutionists and Creationists look at the exact same world, but they think of it in utterly different ways. Evolutionists do not believe that God created the world but that it came about by random chance. Creationists believe that God did, in fact, create the world. They're both looking at the same world - the exact same thing - but draw completely different conclusions about it.

Since it all depends on the way you look at it, how do you know if you are looking at it the correct way?

The only answer is that you have to base all your knowledge off of something or someone that always has, is, and will be the same. Someone who is Truth, Love, Justice, and quite simply - Perfect.

God.

When you base all you guesses, all your beliefs, all your trust on God, who always has, is, will be, you will know that what you believe is the truth. When you look at the world through His word, when you look at the Bible unbiased, you will find the truth. In simpler terms, when you look at everything with a heart that is completely impartial to worldly things and simply sold-out to God, you will find what is true.

In the end, does it matter if the fabric was green or blue? No. Actually, it was probably exactly in the middle. But, what if it did matter? Does it matter if you are an evolutionist or a creationist. Yes. Depending on which you are, you will look at everything differently - including God and His word.

I end with this one exhortation - don't just END with God and His word, BEGIN with it! When you are not sure which to believe, before you even look at any of the evidence, START in prayer and in God's word. You won't regret it.

For His glory,

Buttercup