In Tears... Again - revised... again!

It is has been years since I saw this video, but - as I have heard it said - "It gets me every time!" It sure does! See, I've got a friend with a birthday today; and thinking of her made me think of this video. Therefore, I decided to look it up and watch it again. I found not only it, but also related videos, which kept the stream of tears flowing. See, I have to say, in all honesty, I have no idea how I even got here. "Here?" Yes - "Here!" Where I am in life! I even have to admit: I doubt I would have chosen to be here, if I had known ahead of time that I was HEADED "here". "Here", however, I "am", nonetheless! And - again - even though I would never have chosen to be here, I do love it! I mean - I'm glad no one else has to be here! I would never wish it on anyone else! But it is still a blessed place to be. It is just that - as Paul said - I have this constant sentence of death upon me (he wrote about this in II Corinthians 1). See, I know I have to be prepared to "Die on a dime" all over again. By "die on a dime", I mean: see that what I have in mind is NOT what is meant to be happening on my time-table and accepting that fact. I had to do that in the tenth month of last year (also known as "October"). In a moment of time, I put myself into my friends' shoes and asked myself: "If I were them, would I do this?..." The answer was painfully obvious: "No way!" Therefore - again - I "died on a dime". I mean, from my perspective, I had a LOT of "forward momentum" and - to say the least -"high hopes". The Golden Rule, however, left me with no alternative, so -right there and then - I died to what I wanted! And what I love is: I found favour that day! And that is EXACTLY what I had prayed to find. That is why I stand ready and willing to "die on a dime" as many times as necessary!


Here is the video:


http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=DYPKYPNX


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Wow! More tears!


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/one-heart-movie-gainesvil_n_1974895.html


...I discovered that they are even making a movie about that game!


http://www.oneheartmovie.com/index.html


I would like to tell the particular story that made me remember this video. Camp. Bible Camp. By the way, I even recall how I CAME to work at that camp. The year before that summer (of 1995) "Out of the blue", my father told me that "John Loge" was interested in me being his "Assistant Director" at "Carberry"! I still remember thinking: "Where did this even come from?" John later told me, though, that he had perceived that I had gifts he thought should be put to use. He told me that he wanted to teach me to be the director. And that is exactly what he did, throughout the summer. Little by little, he "gave me the reins" more and more.


Finally, the day came that he announced two things at the morning staff meeting: who would be the assistant director for the following two weeks; and who would be the director for the final week (after having one week of being a counselor). After that meeting, plenty of people congratulated the person who was being "promoted" to Assistant Director for the next two weeks.


The person who was going to be "Director" for the final week, however, found himself left to "head upstairs" to his room - which he did. I did. One person remembered me, though. She came up to me. I don't know if I was coming back down stairs, or still heading up to my room - but I sure remember the young lady that came up to me and congratulated me on being allowed to direct the final week. I will never forget it - ever! I go back to it - over, and over! It is like an anchor! A light I could see at the end of the tunnel of "life". Life can be very brutal! Even the simple fact that we reap what we sow!


I mean, some of the seeds I have sown, I am glad for - but not all! And life has a seemingly relentless way of reminding us of that fact! I mean, not everyone likes me, or respects me. But I am also happy to say: Not everyone forgets me, either! And not everyone forgot me that day! I want to say: "Thank you!"... and "I love both of you!" You have both not forgotten me - but even taken seriously my dreams! Even the timeframes I have had in mind! Not everyone does that! I have been told to "Do something about" my situation. That "whatever I am doing, it obviously isn't working!" To "not put timeframes on God". But not by you! You have simply taken me at face value, and even given me the benefit of the doubt! (By the way: that means you get to (as I have said before) "call me off" from anything you see me believing, which you cannot support.) You have "spoken life" to me, over and over again. So - again: "Thank you!" and "I love you (plural)!"


Daniel


P.S. Here is the next song that came up on "You-Tube" - I have never "danced" to it, but I am sure one could get a great workout dancing to it!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8VoUYtx0kw

...Wait! Here's MANDISA dancing to it! I LOVE this performance! I think Mandisa is SUCH a winner! And is it ever contagious! And here is a video of people dancing to it! And HERE is yet ANOTHER!

Happy Birthday, dear friend!