Joshua 5:13-14

through a recent bible study, ive been starting to understand an aspect of God that we seem to neglect. i think we throw around this idea of Gods grace so much that we forget what it really is. we get so caught up in the idea of Gods grace benefiting us that we forget what it is really about. im not a theologian or expert on anything in the bible, but i can say it is so easy for us to center our relationship with God solely on ourselves. we look at everything in our lives only from our point of view say things like, "God did that so that i could do this" or "God is doing this right now so that i can realize this". im not saying God doesnt use circumstances in our lives to reveal things to us, but i think God uses circumstances in our lives to reveal much bigger things, for instance, his glory. when we reflect on what God is doing based on our benefit, we are making ourselves the focal point of our relationship and we make God seem like a good luck charm.

joshua realized the same thing when he was confronted by God and asked the question, "are you for us or for our enemies?"

Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?" 14 "Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence...

joshua is basically asking, "are you on my side?" and when joshua realizes that he is asking the wrong question, he falls to his face. in the same way we act like God comes in our lives so that we can benefit different circumstances here and there, but in reality, our existence is to glorify God and worship Him everything we do. that is something ive been realizing it's one way God has been changing my perspective. we do this when we pray also. we ask God to do this and that for us, we make ourselves the focus and just leave out the will of God. instead of focusing our prayers on our needs/desires, we to change our focus to desire the will of God. that is something i have been learning and trying to change in my life.