Madeleine Hsu had just turned six in July.  She was beautiful… inside and out.  Her family has not been active in the media and has asked for privacy.  Everyone handles tragedy differently.  And when a young person dies, it is devastating to the family and community.

I read a devotional today about perspective.   Perspective in the sense of looking at things from a larger frame of reference.  As the New Year is about to begin, I want to live more in God’s perspective.  This is not easy because I know that in doing so I will have to face trials, my errors, and temptation head on.   I believe that God is pushing me to seek his wisdom this year rather than my own knowledge.  Only through God’s wisdom have I been able to handle life in the last year.  Of course, I spent a lot of time trying to do it with my own knowledge.  It is just human nature to get it done ourselves, to do things that feel right to us, and to walk around the hard stuff.  There is nothing wrong with walking right into the fire, letting your heart break, brushing off the world, turning to God, slowing down, and being quiet.

Right now God is not even whispering to me.  He is speaking in a conversational voice…but at a very fast pace.  His requests of me are many and specific.  I am going to have to begin taking notes and praying about them.  I pray that God is working in your life for the New Year.