"So Small" by Carrie Underwood

Ephesians 4:26
And "don't sin by letting anger control you." Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry...


I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this video. It's so inspirational and meaningful. How many times have I yelled at my family members and felt like it was such a big deal? But when we figure out that love is what matters, it seems so small.

I was reading a World Vision magazine today, and seriously, sometimes in North America we start to think that our problems are the only problems out there. We all have problems that are important to us... so I'm not saying they are unimportant. But when we put things in perspective, we start to realize that we don't have to get so worked up sometimes.

For example, there was an article about "machismo" in Mexico. Machismo is the idea that men are better than women, and women are just objects, they shouldn't go out and work... they have to just raise kids. The machismo idea is running so rampant and so deep in Mexico that many wives are being beaten, sometimes beaten to DEATH. And the police are machismo too, so they also side with the men.

The article talked about this family where the Grandma came into her bathroom seeing her daughter (a mother of 3 children) in a noose, dead. It may look like a suicide at first glance, but her feet had mud and there was blood on the floor and sink. The 3 children actually witnessed earlier on that their dad and uncle came in and their mom was beat to death. The police dismissed this at first, saying it was all just suicide, but the Grandma fought hard for justice to happen. And World Vision now is starting programs where people are taught to respect women and especially, their wives.

So... what's going on in your life right now? We can be there for each other. And even if you don't feel like sharing, remember to put things in perspective, and perhaps you will see things a different way.