In reading yesterdays devotion by one Mr. Chambers whom many have come to rely on for solid guidance, I saw a very clear application of his comments to ideas being recently on my mind as well as this blog. http://www.studylight.org/devos/utm/

"If you have become bitter or sour, it is because when God gave you a blessing you clutched it for yourself; whereas if you had poured it out unto the Lord, you would have been the sweetest person out of heaven. If you are always taking blessings to yourself and never learn to pour out anything unto the Lord, other people do not get their horizon enlarged through you."

It is insightfully true to realize this, for all too often I find myself simply content if I am able to recoginize and truly thank God for the blessings He gives me. But does it occur to us to think that God is purposeful in His gifts, and would not simply have us realize this but also continue on to return this gift to Him by whatever means possible. And as this quotation and the text itself end here, I am brought to think of the impact my blessings can have on my fellow man.

So I begin to think, "How can I use my blessings to bless others?"

But that is so short sighted of me.

So we take a step back in the text to "the sweetest person out of heaven." When thinking about the glory of God in all things and my desire to worship Him as He worships God, it becomes obvious that broadening other men's horizons is a simple bi-product of our worshipping God in all blessings. It really shouldn't even be a main focus, although it should be prevelant.
The design is a recycling system. God gives us blessings. We are attentive to these blessings and purposeful in all circumstances to bring them back to him in simple thankfulness. And as an aside, the lifestyle just happens to be revolutionary. So becoming "the sweetest person out of heaven" is being as close as possible to living in right relation to God as one perfected after life.

This makes me think of the times again and again when I have prayed what I consider still a good prayer, but one easily surpassed every time. "God, help me to reflect You to others clearly without allowing myself to blur the image." Doesn't this work better? "God, please allow me to be a direct reflection of You back to You. I pray that You would see Yourself more clearly through me."

It seems appropriate that God be referenced so many times in such a short prayer.