I'll give updates on my thread. My inspiration story for this thread is my own. I'm back and I'm happy! Happiness comes in unexpected places.
I went to Rapid City this weekend to meet my little sister and pick up my nephew to stay with us for a bit. They were at a religious concert in the park. We stayed for the weekend to listen and I'm glad I did. I've never been very religious and would never imagine I would enjoy the concert. The last two acts...Jeremy Camp and MercyMe were excellent. Absolutely excellent. I was touched more deeply than I would have thought possible. Surrounded by 15,000 people getting into the music really helped. Things are different. I'm thankful for what I have and am thankful for the strength God has given me. I don't know what it is...I just am going to ride this high as long as it will last. Here's my song of the day....one by MercyMe that was moving...better with the actual music...if you haven't heard it then go to yahoo video player and watch the video.
Thank you everyone that has posted their stories on this thread or shared inspiration. Thanks WillWin for coming by. We all need to see that things will turn out...even if not in the way we currently visualize. I agree with you and Garth Brooks....sometimes we do need to thank God for the unanswered prayers.
I don't remember which movie but there is an applicable quote:
"Is it true that God answers all prayers?" "Yes, but sometimes the answer is NO"
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt
