Yesterday I asked the question. “What do you see?” and showed you a still picture of nature. Today I want to show you a short video and ask you the same question, “What do you see?” Our ability to be able to perceive beyond the obvious is an important part of understanding life at a deeper level.
This process is something we must work at from a conscious competence level before we can develop an unconscious competence mastery. Matthew 9:36 records for us these words, “When Jesus saw (“hor-ah-o”) the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Note the reference to this Greek word in my December 21/18 blog article for its meaning.
When we truly begin to SEE (Shift our mindset, Elevate our energetic awareness and Enhance the quality of our life) it will impact our ability to perceive much more in terms of what is really going on around us. Jesus’ ability to see opened the door for compassion in regards to the crowd. Some people might have seen the crowd as an inconvenience and an opportunity to be frustrated and upset. Others might have viewed the crowd as limiting their ability to get personalized attention from Jesus. The list of negative possibilities is likely as varied as the number of people in the crowd. Jesus perceived them as harassed and helpless.
When you encounter that impatient, horn blowing driver, what do you perceive and how do you respond? What do you actually know about what is going on in their life in that moment of time. How would you be reacting if you were in their shoes experiencing what they are experiencing in right then?
The final rush is on before Christmas. SEE if you can slow down, even a little, to be able to perceive what is really going on in the world around you.