#Day 219: 07 August 2016, Sunday

HOW DO YOU SEE

By: Ps. Eddy Chang

Numbers 13 - Exploring Canaan

In general, people always have their own paradigm. The paradigm or unconcious bias that created throughout their up bringing and life experiences.

A lot of time these paradigm may cause slow down or limiting the growth of the owner of the paradigm.

In the story of exploring Canaan, we can learn several important points on uplifting our paradigm, our way of seeing things:

1. See and Be Observant:

• "See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many. See what kind of land they live in. Is it good or bad? Do their towns have walls, or are they unprotected like open camps?" Numbers 13:18-19 NLT.
• It is clear that the leaders that were sent to observed are an expert in their areas. Where they can summarize and make judgment based on their knowledge.

2. Have a Winning Mental Strength:

• But being an expert does not means we have a proper mindset or mental strength. This is seen at how the leaders reacted, being pesimistic and only see the negativity when they report what they have seen
• "We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” Numbers 13:33 NLT
• Only Joshua and Caleb showed the strong winning mental strength.
• We need to have a proper mindset and paradigm.

3. Murmured

• And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness -  Numbers 14:2 KJV
• This again shows their limited mental strength.
• Are we like the 8 leaders or are we like Joshua and Caleb?

It is important to be aware on "How do we see" a situation:

• Positive or Negative
• Pesimist or Optimist
• Fear or Faith

"The difficulties of life are not intended to make us bitter but BETTER"

We need to be faithful in small things before we can handle a bigger things - it's just common sense.

Hebrews 5:14 KJV - But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. And then do what is right. - Hebrews 5:14 NLT 

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