“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Today we’re revisiting a conversation on the life-changing impact of perspective. Cara and Dot unpack how seeing life through God’s light can transform us emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. As we step into a new school year and transition from summer to fall, this episode offers fresh encouragement for bringing light into dark places. Grab your coffee and settle in for this uplifting discussion!

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• Start by writing down Matthew 6:22-23 (0:14)
• There are two ways to look at things; through the lens of light or of darkness (4:09)
• “We see things not as they are, but as we are.” (5:54)
• We try to play God instead of going to God and asking Him what is really going on (14:04)
• Only the Holy Spirit can tell us what is true (17:13)
• Choosing a healthy perspective is sometimes moment by moment (20:12)
• If you are being tempted to focus on darkness, it’s ok to put a boundary up (30:35)
• Go to God and pray, “Is what I am seeing real/true?” (33:30)
• We approach things based on our limited perspective and knowledge (36:06)
• There is danger in focusing so much on the dark that our eyes adjust and become comfortable in darkness. (38:30)

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Scripture Verse: Matthew 6:22-23 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”