Of Gifts & Symphonies

So I finally got a blogging app for my iPad, with the hopes that I might keep better up-to-date with these blogs. So if you see anything "funny" or odd, (especially with layout) please keep in mind I am still learning what all the features in this app do. Therefore, I apologize in advance. =D

Friday was one of those days where one thing went wrong and my mood was shot because it was simply more than I could handle. Ever had one of those days? What do you do to cheer yourself up?

I go book shopping.

Not that I need more books to read (I have more books to read than I can get through in TWO years!!). But I decided I needed to get out into the fresh Spring air and enjoy! So, I purchased a handful of cheap books from the DI. At $2 a piece, I was quite pleased I only spent $10! But one of the books was a Max Lucado book entitled, "It's Not About Me" and it talks about how everything in this life was and is created by God and that we have a bigger purpose to fulfill in this life beyond just focusing on ourselves.

This went right along with some things that were said in church today about each of us having divine gifts and qualities the Lord has given us to help bless the lives of others. One person can make a difference. We are all loved and were created individually by our Heavenly Father, and being individuals, we each have a unique opportunity to bless those around us, something only we can do because of the unique gifts He has given us. But the point is, this life is so much bigger than just us as individuals. We all are working together as a whole to return to live with Him. That is the goal. But we are all needed in our own individual ways.

Think of it like a symphony orchestra. Someone may be good at playing the flute, while someone else is good at the cello. Individually the instruments sound nice, but if combined with all the other instruments, something beautiful and magical happens. The sound of music fills the air, but that sound is only created when all the instruments (gifts) are combined to benefit each other.

This life is not a solo act.

It is a symphony.

And together, with the Lord as our maestro, we can create the most beautiful sonnet ever performed.

But we must do it together.

So, what do you say? Is there one thing you can do today that could benefit someone else? Could you call up a friend to simply talk? Perhaps visit with someone you've had that impression about? What about helping a stranger in need?

Can you do just one thing that would help to create part of a symphony?