a song that means a lot to me right now...

i recently heard this song on the radio and while yes, i'd heard it before, this time it really made me think about how a lot of times we go through life doing whatever we want to do, living our lives for ourselves and that's not how life should be. it shouldn't be about just whatever we want but it should be about whatever God wants. we should live our lives as if He was living through us, as He should be, serving others the way He wants us to. not trying to force anything down their throats or even forcing ourselves at them but rather doing things for them when they have needs and communicate that need. it's not that we should treat them as infants and try to do everything for them but rather if they have a need and ask for help, then we should be ready and willing to help them out not for our own glory or praise but as our worship to God. i mean we can always offer to help but if the other person doesn't want it then we need to know to back off until our help will be received gratefully. i added a link to a YouTube video in the top portion of the column to the right of this post.

My Own Little World

Matthew West

In my own little world it hardly ever rains

I’ve never gone hungry, always felt safe

I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet

In my own little world

Population: me

I try to stay awake during Sunday morning church

I throw a twenty in the plate, but I never give ’til it hurts

I turn off the news when I don’t like what I see

Yeah,it’s easy to do when it’s

Population: me

What if there’s a bigger picture?

What if I’m missing out?

What if there’s a greater purpose

I could be living right now

Outside my own little world oooh

Well, I stopped at a red light, looked out my window

I saw a cardboard sign, said “Help this homeless widow”

Above that sign was the face of a human

and I thought to myself, “God, what have I been doing?”

So I rolled down the window and I looked her in the eye

I thought how many times have I just passed her by?

So I gave her some money then I drove on through

And my own little world reached

Population: two

What if there’s a bigger picture?

What if I’m missing out?

What if there’s a greater purpose

I should be living right now

Outside my own little world yeah, yeah

My own little world oooh

Father break my heart for what breaks Yours

Give me open hands and open doors

And put Your Light in my eyes and let me see

That my own little world is not about me

What if there’s a bigger picture?

What if I’m missing out?

What if there’s a greater purpose

That I could be living right now

Well I dont wanna miss what matters

I wanna be reaching out

Showing the greater purpose

So I could be living right now

Outside my own little world oooh

My own little world yeah

My own little world oooh