God Willing

I was once told... " You want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans." God is not in the business of comfort. He never intended us, to have life free of strife.

So, when we as Christians say... God willing I will....? There are some power to those words. Many times, its habitual for us to say God willing. We can choose to follow that will or not.

But the gravity of saying God willing is a heavy one. A lot of times we say it, without flinching. God's will will be done, no matter what. However, its on us to decide how we respond. To the will of God and trust Him no matter the circumstances. Easier said then done.

Bottom line. God's will for our lives is something that can be very evident to us, or completely mysterious.

Regardless, God never fails and neither does His will.

I pray we accept God's will for our lives.

Immersion

Immersion- submergence: sinking until covered completely with water.

Immersion...... How many of us immerse ourselves in our job, family, or friends etc? Yet, we neglect to immerse ourselves in things, that are very unfamiliar to us. I believe immersion is a great outlet to really understand what we are trying to do. Immersion takes a level of commitment and passion in what you are immersing yourself into.

Covered completely... how many of us have taken ourselves out of our comfort zone? And really engaged in immersing ourselves into something unfamiliar to us.

I see people really immerse themselves in many things. But the question I always struggle with is, for what? What will it lead to once your covered completely? Do you just stop?

The bottom line: do we immerse ourselves for the sake of doing something, or do we have a purpose behind our immersion????

Just a thought.

Sometimes

Sometimes. life, situations, or events push us to the edge. It requires that we dig deep and do what is needed.

At times, life requires us to push hard.

Sometimes.....

We have times when we must handle adversity in a whole different way. Some may learn, others may drown in pity. But I believe through any struggle there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

I like to read Matthew 4 and I'm always reminded that Jesus was tempted as well. He never fell into temptation, but he was tempted by Satan himself. That Jesus wept, he was betrayed by Judas and even Peter. He was doubted by Thomas after his resurrection.

I love Philippians 2, especially verse 5-8. These verses express the humility involved when Jesus came in human likeness. It's humbling to think the Savior of the universe had adversity come his way, for our sake. He endured the cross for us!

So sometimes, we must push hard. Life is not an easy thing. But their is light, Jesus sealed this truth with his death on the cross. Life is brutal and can take a toll on us. But we do have something to look forward too...

When that sometimes comes..... Think Jesus knows what you are going through and will even walk by your side through the storm.

Humbling....

The Cycle Of Life

Recently, our family had a family friend lose her battle to cancer.

Death is inevitable.

Its the cycle of life.

With the new year just starting. I see a lot of people "committing" themselves to new year's resolutions. Every year people strive to use the new year as a marker for change. When in reality they can choose to change before that. That they do not need a new year to usher in new ideas on how they can better their lives.

I believe we all want to live a life that is full of purpose. But in order to have true purpose, change is imperative. Year after year people start new things for the new year. But never really follow through.

We all will die one day. You do not need to wait for the new year to change. Start now!

The cycle of life waits for no one.

Just a thought.