Get Beyond the Table (Get Past It)

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2 Samuel 9:9–10 KJV 1900

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Ephesians 3:20 KJV 1900

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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Introduction

Their is a saying, that you cannot see the forest for the trees...

This is an English idiom first referenced, in public record, by English author and poet John Haywood.

This is not accepted as the origin of the phrase but is instead accepted as the first general use of the phrase in a manner which could be recorded and preserved.

What this idiom implies is that someone spends so much time focusing on the trees that are unable to recognize/ or see the forest that surrounds the tree.

It is tantamount to a lack of awareness...

This is a problem that affects all of us because we have all been there when we are so close to something that we are not able to see the breadth and depth of any given situation or circumstance.

The problem with people who suffer from lack of awareness, and are subsequently unable to see the forest for the trees, is they often do not know how much it is they do not know.

People who are bad at their job are never truly able to grasp just how bad they are...

People who cannot drive often lack any understanding of how bad their driving is...

Individuals who are mean frequently are unable to detect their own sharp tones and attitudes.

These are people who are unable to see the forest for the trees.

And often times they victimize themselves because they want you to feel bad for what they believe to be a false perception about them.

These are people who cry because they have no friends but look down on people in their Church.

These are people who wonder why they get speeding tickets but then do 65 in a school zone.

These are people who are shocked at their termination but they won’t go to work because they do not feel like it.

People who cannot see the forest for the trees often overlook the flaws in a thing, including themselves, because they lack the awareness to see the problems and flaws that pervade a person, place, or thing.

WE have spent so much time focusing on the tree in the House of God (ddavid allowing mephisiheth to sit at the time) that we often ignore the forest...