I have two types of windows in my house. One is a big picture window that while I’m sitting I can see people passing by as they walk and in their cars. I can see the birds enjoying the birdseed and the neighbors’ children playing in the yard. I can see quite a lot outside that window.

The other windows are smaller. When I look out those windows while I’m sitting down, I mainly see the trees and the sky and not much more unless a bird flies by.

Now if I would only look out the smaller window, I wouldn’t have much knowledge about what is around me. When I look out the larger one, I can see a lot going on.

Living in a small community sometimes is like looking out the smaller windows. We forget that there is a much bigger world out there. That is, until we turn on the TV news and hear about the earthquake in China, the cyclone in Myanmar and the tornadoes and fires in our own country.

This can happen in our lives as well. We all have times when our worries and troubles cause us to look at the world through a very small window.

The small window is crowded with ourselves, our struggles, our health problems, our family problems etc… The window becomes so crowded that we can’t see any one else; it’s even hard to see any one around who can help or who even cares.

That’s when we need a big picture window prospective! That’s exactly what we get when we trust and rely upon our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who gives us the Spirit of Truth and Peace, which reminds us that we will never be alone. God puts brothers and sisters in Christ in our lives to help us look through the picture window and to help us focus on the grace and mercy of Christ, rather than on the worries or problems.

One of the best ways I have found to look through the big picture window of life is to read God's Holy Word. So I want to encourage you this month to read the following passages: Psalm 139, Matthew 6:25-34, John 14, Romans 8:28-39, Hebrews 13:1-8.

That’s one for each week of the month of June. Take time to read them, they will help you look out the big picture window. You will be amazed at what you’ll see!