So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.
~Colossians 3:1-2 MSG
How many times have you said or thought “Life isn’t fair?” Probably just as many times as I have, maybe more! It is easy to get so consumed with the here and now. And having just had a horrible experience recently it’s kind of hard to look ahead when there are pebbles in your way you may over look and stumble. It’s very easy to begin thinking of these bad or hard times and even question if you have the fortitude to make it another moment. You never know the next minute could be worse than it is right now, how can we cope with that? You may even be thinking of returning to the “old ways” because it’s just too tough to be strong. Too many other people are looking to you for guidance and strength to overcome their portion of junk. Maybe it’s your children that are looking up to you to help them through the same thing you are going through, what are you going to do, let them witness that you say you believe God is powerful but not powerful enough for YOUR problems? I would hope not! I am right here with you thinking my problems are huge, but GOD IS MORE than anything you or I go through. You may think that is a bit harsh because you are hurt and hurting in a deep and painful way, but in reality it is true. And once we get to the point we can think a little clearer we realize this. And it at this point we can hold our head up just a bit and really see the beauty of God. It is this time we see God’s creation and know that God’s hand is at work even when we can’t understand how he could make an ugly or bad situation better. It’s now you see the awesome colors and design God gave us. As children we don’t understand the real majesty of God but wait till you get older and go through the difficulties of life and we can sure see why God made “all of creation”. It is to uplift us in the hardest times and to remember if he can make something exist out of nothing by his voice surely he can handle our problems self inflicted or otherwise. As I think of ways to busy myself to get through and pray for my own craziness, I pray that you would see “nothing is impossible for God” (Luke 1:37) and remember to get your “strength from God” (Phil. 4:13). In the end God is faithful!
God bless…
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