Daily Dose of reality

Perspective makes all the difference. We live in a world that is driven by individualism and success. Almost from birth we are saddled with expectations and goals. We are to have the perfect job, marriage, life.

Thursday I was returning from a trip to the Minneapolis Airport. I dropped off a puppy at the northwest air cargo dept. at 5:00 AM to be delivered to its new home in Las Vegas, Nevada. An hour later I stumbled into the first coffee shop I found. Caribou coffee in Rochester, MN

A Mocha espresso with an extra shot of caffeine. that should wake me up. I grabbed a table and looked at the mornings headlines. As my mind started to wake up I overheard two guys at the table in front of me. They were reading E.M. Bounds book, Prayer. The one gentleman said to the other, “There are so many expectations in life. So many things to keep up with, the mortgage, family, car payments, education… Is this really the way that God wants us to live?”

He’s right, there are so many expectations. The world spins so fast that sometimes we just want off. When we see ourselves as the center of the universe we are always in danger of spinning out of control. It is only when we see Jesus as that center that everything begins to balance out. I say "begins" because it happens over time as our relationship with him grows. It takes effort on our part.

Scott Stapp from Creed wrote a song called "You Stand Here With Me." In this song he says, “I’ve learned the world is bigger than me, you’re my daily dose of reality”.

My daily dose of reality is found every time I read the bible. Every time I talk to him. It puts me and my life in perspective. It changes my thinking from I am the center to understanding that God is and that he is in control. Man does that take the pressure off! Have you had your daily dose of reality?

"Stand Here With Me"

You always reached out to me and helped me believe
All those memories we share
I will cherish every one of them
The truth of it is there's a right way to live
And you showed me
So now you live on in the words of a song
You're a melody

You stand here with me now

Just when fear blinded me you taught me to dream
I'll give you everything I am and still fall short of
What you've done for me
In this life that I live
I hope I can give love unselfishly
I've learned the world is bigger than me
You're my daily dose of reality

You stand here with me now

On and on we sing
On and on we sing this song

'Cause you stand here with me