Ever had
one of those days, or months, or heck, even years that play out like a
badly written Monday night movie? Those times when it feels like the
best of what you can bring to this playing field of life, seems as if
it's a million times less than even the proverbial "drop in the
bucket?" When you seek God and obey, you love your spouse, children,
friends and strangers and pour into them. You know, those times when if
life were simply a list of check boxes to fill, you would have been
able to check them all in bold! I have lived through many of those time
periods and honestly, I know too many folks, right in this minute, who
seems to be smack dab in the midst of it.
I have heard, and I have even said, that life often feels like a roller coaster ride. It can be a myriad of hills, valleys, twists and turns. But, thinking of it now, I would have to say I, and many others had it wrong when we said that. See, a roller coaster ride does have a valley and a climb to the top, but what it doesn't have is those long, steady plateaus. We don't talk much about those, do we? It's the depth or the height. The pit or the pinnacle. The deep, plunging fall or the rapid rise to the summit. We don't talk much about the journey.
Journeys can be fun, but often it is the culmination of the journey or possibly a point a long the way, that is exciting and awaited. Those are the times we seem to rush toward, leaving the journeying itself overlooked, ignored and often viewed as an inconsequential task to bear. Something to "put up with" on the way to the fun stuff.
I would challenge you today to look at your journey. To intentionally notice where you are. Live in every moment, take in the experiences along the way, the good and the not so good. Each experience has something for you. You can learn from every single thing you walk through, run past, or jump over. Those experiences and learned knowledge will be needed by you or someone else. Don't just avoid learning them, leaving them there like so many unused tools. The journey ahead may very well call for one of those tools. Better to pick each one up, familiarize yourself with it, and place it in your backpack for future use.
Most importantly, remember your God along the way. Trust in Him. Allow Him to lead you with His strong hands, to carry you when you are too weak, and to encourage you all along the way. Please don't miss the journey. Take in all that it has to offer.
~kathy
I have heard, and I have even said, that life often feels like a roller coaster ride. It can be a myriad of hills, valleys, twists and turns. But, thinking of it now, I would have to say I, and many others had it wrong when we said that. See, a roller coaster ride does have a valley and a climb to the top, but what it doesn't have is those long, steady plateaus. We don't talk much about those, do we? It's the depth or the height. The pit or the pinnacle. The deep, plunging fall or the rapid rise to the summit. We don't talk much about the journey.
Journeys can be fun, but often it is the culmination of the journey or possibly a point a long the way, that is exciting and awaited. Those are the times we seem to rush toward, leaving the journeying itself overlooked, ignored and often viewed as an inconsequential task to bear. Something to "put up with" on the way to the fun stuff.
I would challenge you today to look at your journey. To intentionally notice where you are. Live in every moment, take in the experiences along the way, the good and the not so good. Each experience has something for you. You can learn from every single thing you walk through, run past, or jump over. Those experiences and learned knowledge will be needed by you or someone else. Don't just avoid learning them, leaving them there like so many unused tools. The journey ahead may very well call for one of those tools. Better to pick each one up, familiarize yourself with it, and place it in your backpack for future use.
Most importantly, remember your God along the way. Trust in Him. Allow Him to lead you with His strong hands, to carry you when you are too weak, and to encourage you all along the way. Please don't miss the journey. Take in all that it has to offer.
~kathy
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