It's all in how you look at it

Today I have been thinking a lot about perspective. Day in and day out we are faced with situations that determine who we are. These decisions can be big or small. They can have lasting effects or be instantaneously forgotten. They can change us into better people or break us down to forget who we are. The outcomes of all of these decisions have to do with our current perspective. I am one that often times has a hard time looking at the "big picture." I am patient when I want to be, but sometimes longevity is almost the death of me. I like to know what to expect. For years and years I feared going on roller coasters because I didn't know how I was going to react to them, I didn't know what to expect. My perspective was zeroed in on what I knew previously. As soon as I was finally strapped on the Mickey Roller Coaster by some dear loving friends, I LOVED every second of it. My perspective was broadened. I realized I hadn't been aware of what I was missing out on. My eyes were opened to something new. Something unexpected.
I look at my life now and I realize that far to often I have a narrowed perspective instead of trying to look at the bigger picture. I think in "mealtimes" instead of thinking in "birthdays" so to speak, and it is a hard habit to break. I think it's one that we most likely can't break on our own. I have been studying a lot about our Savior's grace, and the divine strength and power that it can bring to us. This is one situation where I feel like this grace is not just necessary, but crucial. We don't know where our path is going to lead us in 5 years. We don't know all of the "who's" and the "what's." BUT, we do know that if we strive to live the best life we know how we'll be led in the right pathway. We'll be given the answers as they are needed. We will have our eyes opened, and at times we may even be strapped on that roller coaster when we can't get on by ourselves, only to find that we're SO glad to have been taken for the ride. We can't see the end from the beginning, but we do know that if we try our hardest we'll get there with the help of our loving Savior.