"Every happening, great or small, is a parable by which God speaks to us; and the art of life is to get the message."
This quote comes from "The Ultimate Gift." If you read the book, it's pretty simple to find... if you watch the movie it kind of gets lost in the background.
I love this quote, and the movie, and the book. So often we try to look for big answers, but sometimes God is teaching us things in ways we don't expect. Every happening really can teach us something. And it doesn't even have to be a good happening.
There are some things in the past I wouldn't want to do over again. Some of them were my mistakes, some of them were others mistakes, but regardless God taught me through them. I'm a bit wiser for going through it. It makes it so much easier to deal with and offer forgiveness when I step back and say "hey, that was horrible and I'd never want to go through it again, but I'm a better person for it."
I truly believe we can learn so much from every experience. I'm going to do my best to keep my eyes open and my ears open so I can see and hear all God wants to teach me. I want to live a life that gets the message.
