So much to write about! ...edited

Well, after several less-than-great events over the last few days, I was feeling pretty down & depressed & alone today.
During my lunch hour,as I often do, I was listening to Adventures in Odyssey, which featured a variation on "Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Though I never tire of hearing that story, it made me think it sure would be nice to have someone to spend Christmas with - then, on Focus on the Family, Dr. James Dobson & his guests were talking about people starting a life together or something. I had to change the station - it was getting to me.

So, after lunch hour made me feel more depressed & lonely, I was so down I wasn't even thinking of asking God for a bright spot, when, while flipping channels, I landed on a local Christian radio station, WPFF, which was nearly done playing a song which literally (well, not literally, but almost) grabbed me. That song was Need to Breathe's "Shine On". When I got home after work, I located it online, and listened to it over & over
Below is the official music video for it (which REALLY puts it in perspective!).


---UPDATE---
I finally found the lyrics (I heard most of 'em correctly ;) )

While listening to the song (which I also downloaded), I found a video for another song that has really ministered to me lately, Stellar Kart's "Me and Jesus". You have to hear it for yourself...


CLICK here for the video...

and here are the lyrics if you missed 'em


Well, seeing those two videos reminded me of the movie Pay It Forward, and that got me thinking...

Yeah, I have had a lot of disappointments, heartbreaks, and senseless tragedies happen to me in my lifetime, but you know what? I've got Jesus! He's there when I don't have any friends, He's there when my pets die, He's there when I feel so alone, & He'll be there when I'm old. He knows exactly what I can deal with, and He knows just what to send my way when I can't deal.
I should realize that with all the silver linings & bright spots I've been noticing lately. They have probably been there all along!

Anyway, I started thinking along the lines of the videos, "How can I share all that with people?". I've felt this before, but I really think He is showing me that I can be a light to others, even if it's only in my attitude towards them.
Perhaps He will open a way I can be involved in some ministry - I've had some ideas lately, perhaps that's God. Wherever He leads, I'll be patient, and do what I can, where I am.

"Inasmuch as you have done it to the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto Me"
That really is the best way we can show our(my) gratitude to God, by showing others how great it is to be watched over, protected, and provided for - being joyful in His care for us. It's never our most-dreamed of way to be helped, but it's always the best way - exactly what we need to improve.

I need to change - and now I plan on cutting no corners! With God, all things are possible!