Look at how Paul describes his imprisonment, “I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles”. Do you see his perspective on life despite what the facts were?
•He was arrested on Jewish charges, but he did not see himself as their prisoner.
•The Roman authorities imprisoned him, but he did not see himself as their prisoner.
•He had appealed to Caesar and was awaiting his trial by him, but he was not Caesar’s prisoner either.
Though the facts were true there was still yet another greater truth and that was that Paul was first and foremost a captive of Christ, a prisoner of a person who had given His life that Paul may have life everlasting.
The truth is our world, made up of our personal experiences, will not change by getting what we want but rather when we want what we get! I am convinced that my happiness or joy is far more dependent upon my perspective in my circumstance than it is upon the circumstance itself.