My Own Little World

It's so easy to get caught up in thinking only about ourselves. We live in a world that constantly promotes “me-istic” thinking. All too often I get caught up in daydreaming about how I want my life to be. It's like I think that I know best, when I really don't. I create for myself a little world inside my head where things happen to me, for me, and because of me. But this way of thinking is wrong, and I need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Life is short. The Lord Jesus Himself has told us that “Behold, I am coming quickly.” But do we really live as if He was coming back soon? We like to think that we will live forever, and that we have all the time in the world to do things. That's not true. Our life is but a vapor, and we could die at any given minute. I'm not trying to be morbid, I'm just trying to show you just how fragile our life really is. Contrary to what we like to think, we are not in control of our lives. There is a master designer, and He knows exactly what goes on in our life, and why. I heard a song on the radio the other day called My Own Little World by Matthew West, and it really really hit me. In a way it was a wake up call for myself. I'm a selfish person, and though I acknowledge that, I've never really done anything to change. I've never asked myself, “How can I help someone else? Is there something I can do to let people know that they're loved?” More often than I like to admit, I find myself thinking that life is about me, and I create little scenarios in my head about me being noticed, liked, ect. I don't want to be like that anymore. I'm tired of living inside my own little world. There are people out there who have it so much worse than I do, and I need to get over myself and start helping. It's so easy to be inspired, but it's so hard to actually go out and do something. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself, and instead look at the bigger picture. I can't help but think of some of the lyrics from the Matthew West song: "Father break my heart for what breaks Yours. Give me open hands, and open doors. Put Your light in my eyes and let me see, that my own little world is not about me."