"And when a nightmare finally does unfold, perspective is a lovely hand to hold." - Relient K's Part of It

I love this song because it's so true. Really, I can't help but listen to it over and over again. It reminds me of why I love Relient K so much. Their lyrics just rock! Really though, it possesses so much truth that we are so ignorant to. In life, everything is about perspective. It's about how you see the world around you and how you see yourself in it. To be honest, having one perspective over another can mean the difference between success and utter failure.

What I'm talking about is how life is rarely fair. It is full of issues and setbacks. I think the biggest thing God has been working on my life lately is that when that problem, that nightmare, arrives, where you go from that point is entirely up to you. What I mean to say is that it is generally the biggest issues in your life that will grow you the most. The expression that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger? It's totally true... if you have the right perspective!

It's amazing to me that we have a culture who is strongly against any opposition in life. Why do we think this way? Why don't we welcome trials? The book of James talking about going as far as being joyful when facing trials because... why? Because it's through the problems in life that you grow into the man or woman you are called to be.

Think of it this way. What if you could never truly enjoy life without experiencing total heartache? What if you could not be successful if you had never experienced failure? I have realized so clearly that it is through failure, through problems, that God really molds us and grows us into the people He wants us to be. I'm not saying that He causes the problems to happen, but it is through these problems that we find ultimate success.

But it's all about perspective. Why are we so easily angered by life? Why can't we see every failure as an opportunity to go to the next level?

Every step back is a chance to go ten steps forward.

Every setback is a setup for the greatest moment of your life.

It's all about perspective. And every right perspective has a cost.

When this week ends, I'll have spent over a few hundred dollars in order to attend a job interview and a summit for a NPO that I'm a part of. I spend it because I know that there is a cost for going to the next level. And you know what? Most of us know what the right perspective is, but we are unwilling to pay the cost.

I want to go to the next level. I want to pay the price.