There are some things about growing up that we all can say make life really hard. There's no doubt about that. We've all had our days, weeks, mehhhh.....months and maybe even years. It's a right of passage for any adult. One thing is for certain, the biggest thing we learn as adults is that no matter what kind of set backs we endure, even if we may bring it on ourselves, LIFE STILL GOES ON! Such hope and peace in that simple truth.
Sometimes life may feel a little like a rip-tide. Always swimming, trying to stay afloat, but not going anywhere.
Tomorrow will always be different from today. Even if tomorrow brings consequences for today's actions, there is hope in that those consequences are the first step away from today and we move forward. WE MOVE FORWARD.
Without set backs, we are unable to know God's unending, vast love for us. His mercies are new every morning. I know without a doubt that my actions can disappoint many, even God, but He never never never stops loving me. So, I move forward because God's Kingdom needs me to.
There is something eery about being out on the water and thinking about how deep and vast the ocean really is. It's so powerful, it could take you under in a moment's notice. But when I think about how it's also as deep as God's love, forgiveness, and mercies are, that rip-tide doesn't seem so bad anymore. And when I stop swimming and scrambling to stay afloat, that's when I let God do His work in me, and blessings flow freely from it. And He doesn't stop there. He moves mountains, walks on that unpredictable water, calms the storms, heals the sick, comforts the orphans and widows, rises from the dead and changes hearts.
I've really been into the Psalms lately. I like them because some are line by line praises and giving thanks to an amazing God, and some are utter cries for help and mercy to a seemingly absent God. Page by page, we can see David's journey of cries of joy to anger and frustration, back to praising a God that actually never left him in the first place. A "man after God's own heart," and he had set backs too.
So here is the question: How do we manage to live in that wonder of his vast love and keep the faith wrapped around us like our life preservers? I try to do this everyday and still sometimes it seems hard. When my faith slips it is then that I become anxious and worried and totally wacky with stress. When I let go like you said and just stop scambling so hard and know that I am not in control but God is...Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for God is with me.Pslam 23 Yes I love the Psalms too..also check out Psalm 91..another favorite! Love you!!!
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