One of the greatest temptations of life is to become too absorbed in one's circumstances.  So many people quickly turn their vision inward and can't seem to see beyond their circumstances.  This most often can lead to tragic consequences and end up hostage to one's circumstances.

 

So how does one learn to see beyond their circumstances or move beyond what they are going through?

 

One of the ten lepers in our text helps us understand how to look beyond our circumstances.  From this leper's life, we see that we have to avoid resignation,  allow cooperation, and have active celebration so that we're not paralyzed by our circumstances.  We can look and live beyond our circumstances.