perspective...

i was about to write a post to whinge about my life, my work and everything in general. but then a song that we sang in church today played on my itunes. and i was reminded of the service, and the sermon. it's funny how when tragedy happens to someone else, all my problems suddenly seem so minute. i cannot even start to imagine how life would be for the husband who lost his soulmate all of a sudden, or the kids, who will have little or no memory of their mother.

things like this make you all the more thankful for what you do have. a loving family, friends who are there for support all the time, and the promise that He will always be there. God, in His infinite wisdom also knows full well what i can and cannot bear. God knows what would happen if something like that happened to me... would i be mature to say that "it is well with my soul"? i don't know, really.

but yea, my problems have been put in perspective, not to say that it is too trivial for God to deal with, but knowing that with all that God has given , i am in no position to whine and grumble. it's always easy to say "count your blessings" but more often than not i ten to focus on what i do not have. i thank God for this reminder of always acknowledging what we have in Him.