such ; they said , “ We were grasshoppers in their sight and our sight .” ( Paraphrased ) The other two , however , saw themselves as giant killers . They said , “ let us go up at once and take the land for we are able to take it .” ( Paraphrased )
The truth is this , if you see yourself as a grasshopper , there is nothing you say or do that will make other people see you as anything other than that , a grasshopper . If you look in the mirror and say negative things to the person staring back at you , you give others permission to view you the same way and to treat you accordingly .
Interestingly , only the two who saw themselves as giant killers were able to enter into the land that was promised them ; all those who saw themselves as grasshoppers and said as much died in the wilderness and never entered into the land of promise . Similarly , many have died in the wilderness ( which symbolises a place of mediocrity and obscurity ) and all because they saw themselves as being unable to go into the Promised Land ( which symbolises a place of success ). Until you change your perspective of the person you are , you will never be able to enter into your land of success just like the ten ‘ grasshopper ’ spies were not able to enter into the land of milk and honey which the Lord had promised the Israelites .
The truth is you are more than you think you are , so go to the mirror , look at that special and unique person staring back at you and say , “ You are not a grasshopper , you are a giant killer .”
The truth is this , if you see yourself as a grasshopper , there is nothing you say or do that will make other people see you as anything other than that , a grasshopper . If you look in the mirror and say negative things to the person staring back at you , you give others permission to view you the same way and to treat you accordingly
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