Perspectives

Here is a story that demonstrates just how important perspectives can be:

"A former drug addict who had just beaten his addiction stood up and told his support group that he was clean and sober, and that he had beaten his addiction. Much to the group's surprise, he then told them that he was terribly sad and began to cry. One of the members asked the group facilitator how this could be, how someone who had come out of such a dark place in his life could be so sad. The facilitator looked back at the member and said, "Isn't it obvious?" His best friend just died."

I have been thinking a lot about this story over the last few days as it relates to my own life and to my walk with the Lord. Every single moment and event in life has the potential to be this way, for us to snatch sadness and defeat from the jaws of victory and happiness. It needn't be this way. Fortunately, each new moment, especially those spent leaning on and walking with the Lord, provides a new opportunity for fresh perspective. Perspective is a lot like a car radio...if you don't like what you are currently hearing, you need only to change the channel.