We are all human beings. We ALL struggle and go through hard times and suffer. Recently I have felt as though my life has been an insane roller coaster, a tremendous amount of ups and downs. I hate it. I allow myself to get so wrapped up and full of fear that I forget that I am NOT alone. There is someone who is always walking the path with me, someone who NEVER forgets about me. Someone who already knows what lays ahead. Someone who has walked this path for us already. "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God,I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 Unfortunately, I am one of those people who likes to sit and simmer in their anger or wallow in self pity. I have struggled a lot with this. This year my family has decided to take on hiking. I'll be honest at first I was like, "oh boy!" But now that we are weeks into it I have completely fallen in love with it. The peace, and serenity and time to be able to think and not be distracted by work, or school, or even friends. On one of my recent hikes with my dad, we ran into a man who had more to say than just a passing hello. My dad asked him, "how are you?" we got more than just a, "good" What he said really put things back in perspective for me not just as a person but as a Christian. He said, "Any day that my two feet hit the ground in the morning is a great day because I get to live another day. Even on my worst days I take three steps back and tell myself 'today I am alive and even though it may be bad I still have it better than most and I am going to be grateful for that!" How right this stranger is, how great this attitude in life is. After this encounter, I challenged myself to take on this attitude. I challenge you this year to take on this with me. Take on this attitude in life and be grateful, even on the bad days. Be grateful because we have an all loving, merciful, wonderful God who sent us his ONLY son to die for us so that we may have a second chance. Even on your bad days, look at it as a good day; look at it as a good day because it's another day. Things may be hard now, but with the promise of everlasting life through Christ, it is all worth it. Life is good my brothers and sisters, enjoy it and make the best of it. Take this attitude towards life with a smile and be grateful. May God bless you on this journey with me. "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the Glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:1-5 | |
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AuthorMy Name is Kayla. I am 22 years old. Loving my God and this life he's blessed me with. to vote on the subject of my next post and listen to my favorite song of the week click the link above!
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