My Window

Today I realized I forgot about the stars.

It’s not that I forgot they were there, but I forgot to appreciate them. I forgot to look up.

I was so focused on the moon, that its friends that don’t seem as bright were neglected.

Really though, we know the stars are brighter than the moon, they’re just farther away. In fact, the moon doesn’t even glow itself, it borrows from the sun.

So, why is it that I marveled over the moon?

I think this is like our hardships and our blessings.

The moon is like our trials. They are relevant and in our faces, so they seem bigger than the blessings we receive. We have to remember though, that our trials do not outweigh our blessings.

Our blessings, are like stars, far and frequent with incomprehensible light.

Though they are sometimes smaller or dimmer, they are much more freely given than adversity. They also certainly are not always seen immediately just as the light from stars isn’t. By the time it gets to us it’s traveled more miles than we can count, but it’s still beautiful, and it’s still valuable. Instant gratification does not always apply in the long-run that is a life.

Trials are meant to help us grow and shape us into the people we are, so of course they add an element to life that we could not do well without just as the moon does. It is important for us to remember them, and grasp the things they are supposed to teach us. These words are often easier said than done, but I think we can remember that the moon shines because of a star. That our trials become important to us as soon as we realize the blessings gained from it. There is opposition in all things and there can be no light without darkness.

“ I will lift up my eyes to the hills.”

This is a line that reminds me to look up whenever I feel alone or am struggling. To stop staring at the ground and to remember Heavenly Father and who is in charge of my own happiness- me. I learned this song last year in my college ensemble and my professor always reminded us to lift our eyes to God and remember that there are always good things in store.

So, next time you feel a little lost, look at the stars and remember just how loved you are.