And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
While in Hawaii, we had a group of bible college students perform a drama to a song which had the above lyrics in it. Later, one of the pastors reiterated those lines (not knowing that the students had used that song to perform at an outreach for the homeless). The pastor shared that knowing God and having a relationship with Him should cause us to pause, regardless of how good or how bad circumstances are in our life, pause in the knowledge of that relationship and ask, "how could it be any better than this?"
This perspective, recognizing our blessings and seeking contentment in whatever circumstances we may find ourselves is something that I strive for even though attaining that contentment is often challenged by the reality of having to deal with X's and other trials of life.
Here is the drama they performed as done by another group of performers as some concert (I've shared it before but it moves me every time I see it and now it has even more special meaning after witnessing the bible college students perform their version, after serving with them for 9 days in Hawaii):
