Relationship

Go ahead; follow the directions on the picture! The rings move depending upon the relationship of your eyes to the graphic, and yes, it is weird. To me, it brings up an interesting point; that is, our relationship towards something affects how we perceive it. As a teen, if someone wanted to talk to me about the Bible, I might reply with something like: Don't talk to me about that religion junk, its all the same and I just don't want to hear it. Well, the truth is, I probably would have used words that I don't use anymore and with an attitude that would scare you. The good news is, I haven't talked like that in decades and Lord willing, never will again. How could I be like that as a teen and what changed me? Well, take a look at the following passage from the book of Corinthians and you just might have a clue:

2Co 4:1 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.
2Co 4:2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
2Co 4:3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing.
2Co 4:4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
2Co 4:5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
2Co 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

English Standard Version

The answer is: I was just too wrapped up in myself to care about anybody or anything that didn't conform to what I wanted, when and how I wanted it. Once I was willing to stop the egocentric nonsense, my life changed. Then it changed again and again and kept on changing until this very day. When I step back and view my life as a whole, I can see that the change began when I changed my attitude about God and his relationship to me. Make no mistake, I am not perfect, but I do think about things from a different perspective and that perspective is based on a relationship with God through Jesus. Step back and consider your own relationship to God and I think you will see what I mean.