In 1543 a Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, proposed an entirely different way of looking at the universe.  Up to that time people believed that the earth was the center of the universe, with the sun and planets revolving around it.  It certainly appeared this way, with the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
      Copernicus proposed that the earth wasn’t the center of the solar system but that the sun was.  This view solved a lot of problems that the old view never could.
  All of us could use a personal Copernican revolution in our own little corners of the universe.  There’s a better way than believing that the world revolves around us.  Of course our natural tendency is to believe we’re to be the center of things.  Our toddler grandson, Josiah, thinks the world should revolve around him (and it pretty much does when Grandpa and Grandma are around!).  The fact is that we’ve all been toddlers, and we’ve never quite outgrown that toddler trait.
      I suspect you know where I’m going with this.  There’s someone who made everything, keeps everything going, and has a grand scheme that’s unfolding.  Yes, we’re talking about God, and it’s not enough to believe that He exists and that He can help us.  As long as we see God as someone who can meet our needs, we still have ourselves at the center.  Living for Him, to please Him, to serve Him — that’s putting God at the center of our universe.
      “I will exalt you, my God the King; . . .”  Psalm 145:1