I can remember as a little boy standing on my hand. These days, I have given up the acrobatic feat! I suppose my head is not flat enough! Or perhaps it’s an age thing? What I remember when I stood on my head, is that everything appeared to be hanging on something else. Chairs, tables, lamps all appeared to be held in place by some invisible force. Things are not what they appear to be. Of course, I did not stand on my head for long. Otherwise I am certain I would have passed out!

These are anxious days. There is a fog of uncertainty that hangs in the air. We live on the brink of economic collapse. The sky could fall any time, so it appears.

May I suggest some wise, but unusual counsel: Stand on your head! Try it. No not literally (only if you are up to the challenge!), but figuratively or better yet spiritually. We need to live “standing on our heads,” so that we can see things from a different perspective and be reminded and encouraged that everything “hangs on God!”

As you stand on your head, you will discover, as you look within the mirror of God’s Word, that He, Almighty God is sovereign (Daniel 2:20-23), that God is good (Psalm 100:5), that God is faithful (Lamentations 3:21-23) and that in every situation, that God is at work to achieve His glorious purpose (Romans 8:28).

A few years ago, a member in our church named Annie shared a thought with me that was profound. I wrote in down in one of my bibles. She said, “trials are opportunities for God to prove His faithfulness.” Don’t misunderstand. God doesn’t have to prove anything. He’s God! Yet, God uses trials to show us that He can accomplish amazing and wondrous things within our lives, if we unreservedly place our hurts and hopes in His hands.

So go ahead. I double dare you. Stand on your head! As a matter of fact, why not go ahead and start living that way!!