Perspective is an amazing thing.   With the blink of an eye one can change their way of thinking depending on which angle they view a situation from.

Several months ago I was in a place where I felt trapped.  I felt like I was making the hardest decision ever and feared that it would impact my entire life.  Well it did… for the better.  The choice I made to follow my gut and not be swayed by fear of someone’s opinion of my choice changed everything.   It impacted my spiritual life and social life.  It allowed me to operate in some of my gifts in ways I’d been dreaming of.    What I once viewed as a curse I know recognize for the blessing that it was.  

Sara Groves new single “When the Saints” has been a staple in my play-list lately.  Here are some lyrics from the song:

I see the long quiet walk along the Underground Railroad
I see the slave awakening to the value of her soul
I see the young missionary and the angry spear
I see his family returning with no trace of fear
I see the long hard shadows of Calcutta nights
I see the sisters standing by the dying man's side
I see the young girl huddled on the brothel floor
I see the man with a passion come and kicking down the door
I see the man of sorrows and his long troubled road
I see the world on his shoulders and my easy load

When I look at my life in the midst of the trials of so many others in this world, I see things so differently.  When I recognize the things I don’t have to suffer because of the sacrifices of others I am humbled.  When I go to prayer and start asking God for my requests and then remember the needs of some of my friends I forget about myself. 

I want to get to the place that when I recognize my perspective is focusing too much on the negative, that I move to another point of view.

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