![]() Sure, He can see both- that comes with the territory of being omniscient (bonus word for all my English fans), but I believe God chooses to view things differently than we do. This is similar to the person flying over the corn field who sees the big picture rather than the individual corn stalk. Who would see a bar graph from above like that and why would we even want to consider that perspective? Well, God sees everything from a different perspective than we do- He sees things from a Heavenly viewpoint, rather than our Earthly viewpoint. Okay, yes a corn maze is a bit of an exaggeration… but, think big picture. However, a person flying in a plane overhead can see the farmer’s field, but isn’t consumed by the condition of each plant. ![]() While he is tilling up the ground or planting his crops, he is focused on each plant. Another example would be to think about a farmer in his field. This is the same bar graph from the first example, but the viewpoint is from above. See the difference? Suzie still has 5 stuffed animals, Jane still has 8. But, let’s change our perspective or viewpoint a little bit. That’s why one bar is bigger than another bar, for example Billy’s bar is bigger than Cindy’s. ![]() We know that we use bar graphs to compare amounts. No matter the reason, I hope this can bring some of my friends and followers the kind of “should have had a V-8” smack in the head moment like I had. Or, maybe it’s because this is such a powerful reminder that both pain and disappointment are so completely relative. I’m a very visual learning, so maybe that’s why. This analogy seriously rocked my entire world. In this example, I am going to use the same concept to talk about disappointment and pain. The following is an analogy I originally heard someone use to explain sin. An analogy is a comparison of two similar things. Anyone need a four minute passing period? Go ahead- I’ll wait. ![]() Now let’s change it up and talk about English. Suzie has five stuffed animals, Cindy has three, Billy has 12, etcetera. You know the ones… those brightly colored bars stacked side by side that you spend hours learning about only to never really use in real life (of course that is unless you are some type of mathematical genius or in a field that legitimately uses bar graphs). Let’s go ahead and start with math to get it out of the way. Don’t worry though, we are going to cover concepts from both math and English, so there’s a little something for everyone. Today, we are going to go back to school. ![]()
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