It's all about perspective

We moved last week. As we were unloading our stuff, the neighborhood stray Husky came to supervise the proceedings. She was a beautiful animal, obviously well cared for, and obviously enjoying the bustle we created with vehicles coming and going, people milling around, and plentous opportunities for her to try to get into the house. We unloaded one dresser mirror into the garage, as the dresser hadn't arrived yet. Leaning against the wall, it gave a somewhat distorted view of the surroundings until you were very close to it. The husky was enthralled with the view of the doggie in the window. She would circle through all the activity, and return to gaze in the mirror. The next day, we moved the mirror inside, of course with her "help". She was absolutely fascinated when we pulled the mirror away from the wall. She ran behind the mirror and sniffed, returned to the front of the mirror and stared at the dog she saw, and ran behind to sniff again. We movers watched her confusion with amusement. We knew what was going on. But the husky couldn't figure it out.

Then came the moment when, to her, that dog got to go into the house. She had seen a dog in that mirror. She knew it was there. It got to go in the house. She was not allowed to go in.

Our relationship was never the same after that. The next morning, after spending the night on our porch, she was gone. In her eyes, another dog had been preferred, and let in the house.

Aren't we all like that sometimes? Something happens in our lives, and from our point of view, we are absolutely certain what it means. So we base our actions on what we "know". But we see through a glass darkly: we may have no more real information than the husky did. I think this is especially true when we are dealing with, or being dealt with by, God. So often His perspective and what He knows far outstrips our poor little brains. I wonder if He lovingly enjoys our attempts to figure things out, just like we enjoyed watching the husky trying to figure out the doggie in the mirror? I think, though, that He is often saddened by our refusal to trust that He knows what He is doing, and it is good for us. When we take off, like the husky did, He knows we are only heading for trouble.