Quotes about Perspective

By just being positive, having the best perspective on everything, and always believing the best of everybody, we release peace and joy in our lives.

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. Abraham Lincoln

It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Achieve" comes before "Believe" in the dictionary, but the order is switched in real life.

on. Colossians 3:1—2 says: If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth (emphasis added).

Don't be so focused on the destination that you fail to enjoy the journey.

If we stare at our problems too much, think and talk about them too much, they are likely to defeat us. Glance at your problems but stare at Jesus.

You are never going to enjoy the promise of the new life (see Rom. 4:16) Jesus died to give you until you change the way you think. It's not about what you can do—it's about what Jesus has done for you.

Instead of assuming the worst, believe the best.

One of the most valuable things you can do in order to live a hope-filled, joyful, overcoming life is to believe the best in every situation.

Sometimes when people feel strongly about something, that is all they preach about. That is wrong. There needs to be a balance. We need to use common sense even in our spiritual life. In

When we keep our eyes on our problems, we feel defeated and discouraged (see Numbers 13:31—32), but when we realize God is bigger than our problems, we can experience victory.