New Things

When walking down the road of life, when all hope seems lost...

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I'm trying a few new things, as of late -- the one I'm going to talk about only comes from just last night.

I had a horrid night at work. I'll be honest, it wasn't easy, but it wasn't the hardest night at work I've had to face. Afterward, I drove on over to the Starbucks and went inside to have a Superfood drink and relax. First, I came upon some people with whom I attended high school. They were in acknowledging mood, but not in the welcoming mood -- not a very nice trait, especially when they point it out, but that's another story. Inside, however, I found three girls I've known for several years now, and they were just about to pray. After buying my drink, I sat down and joined them.

It was very nice, that after a hectic day at work, I was able to just go and immediately spend time with some fellow Christians and with the Lord in conversation. It was, for the lack of a better word, refreshing. So after the prayer, one of the girls asked how I was, and I had to stop myself from answering negatively. I thought for a moment, everything aside, everything aside, and then I realized that I was great. It shocked me at first, but then I wondered if that was the way we should always think of things. The night at work, while it was very horrible, wasn't murder in any litteral sense of the word, and it was over. It was all said and done. Perhaps this is the dawn of a new me, or at least the setting sun on an old me. Or maybe I will forget that I had ever experienced this particular epiphany, and I instead will continue on down the road of life as a leaf blown in the wind?

There are so many possibilities to everything, and as broad a spectrum as that statement covers, there is only one solution that will help us figure it out: we have the choice. So what choice do you make today?