January 12, 2010
I thoroughly enjoyed a day off from work and decided to go to the gym this afternoon and work out! Afterwards I spent some time enjoying the sauna. As I was sitting there, I starting thinking back through the past couple years of how faithful and good God has been to me. I suppose life has not turned out as I envisioned it would back when I was twelve, dreaming about the day when I would go out on my own having amazing adventures. Back then it was almost like I was at the base of a beautiful and mighty mountain, thinking that once I was old enough I would leap right to the top. I did not take into consideration all the twists and turns, thorns and stickers, steep cliffs and hard rocks I would encounter along the way. And now I am climbing toward my goal and the path is not easy or smooth or comfortable. It hurts to press on, but that is exactly what I must do.
Perhaps things are far from what I expected at twelve years old, but I think even though I am facing difficult challenges that life has turned out much better than I could have imagined. Not because it is easy, but because I serve a God who puts hard things into my life for a reason---to bring Him glory which also brings me joy. Looking back, I see all the situations that felt completely impossible to me---I remember the despair and hopelessness I felt at times---but through Christ all things are possible. He brought me through the storms, He carried me through the pain, He sent me sunshine and rain, He held my hand, and He is the same today as He was yesterday. I am encouraged to press on heavenward through the impossible twists and turns in life because I know that the Lord is with me and will never leave me alone. Let us trust in the Lord today.
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