Note: This weekend changed my life, I can only pray I don’t soon forget the lesson it stressed. I also pray it helps you as well.
Where to start, getting stuck in the mud, losing my phone, or I know the part of my car that is now in the back seat. Sat. Jan 10th, started out pretty normal waking up early at the crack of 11 to get to work by 12, what a drag. In fear of boring you with my average day, I will skip to my night. Lane (my girlfriend) and I had plans to hang out; I was surprising her with a little B n’ E (Dane Cook!!!) ghost addition. I know I am a classic romantic. For those of you that have been to the hunted run down school by western, that’s where my night started. Finding the door to be locked and bolted was a real flaw in my plan, having to think on my feet I proceeded to drive home. Passing a familiar spot on the drive home, I inquired to Lane, if she would enjoy rummaging in a spot previously explored by Lane, Emily (her best friend) and myself, with excitement in her voice she concurs that it would be a good idea. After re-exploring this spot we moved to the next destination, and the start of my problems, my blessings.
Still having plenty of time to kill, I decided to visit yet another just plan random atypical by definition, date spot. This time all does not go well, far from it to say the least. The originally entrance to this canopy of trees, was no more. Once the safe haven was finally found it was not the same glories spot I found once by complete mistake. O' what the mind can build up. Shortly after arriving, we started to exist. Lane "telling" me that left was the right way forced me to go the wrong way... right. In-between us and the road was a small pass of water not large enough to be called a puddle. Still I played it safe and turned to go around this h20 build up, only to find another smaller build up in front of that one. It was too late my front tire was already engulfed by the moist mud. Not too worried I began to back up. Unfortunately distance is relevant, and relevantly to everything around me we weren't moving. My back right tire was stuck in that first puddle I mentioned(it must of got bigger).
At this point I remember asking God why me, I have been trying hard to follow you, I thought to myself. Then I took some of my own advise, being a Christian doesn't mean you will have a perfect life, it means you believe Jesus Christ is you lord and savior. Therefore you need not to worry of anything of this world, but pray about everything you need. I know it’s not needed to have a perfect life, in fact, struggles are important to your walk. This is for many reasons; if this life was perfect you would not look forward to the next one. Another reason you go though struggles is to help others when they go though there struggles. A third thing I want to mention is your life is never bad when you have Christ! Live as Jesus did above the circumstances; always know you are blessed to have God that sent his one and only son to die for you. I know it is hard to sacrifice now for what you will get in the future, but if we knew how great His love really was man would have no greed, all mankind would be kind, and humble. Living on the streets with no money becuause we were helping others would be the American dream, instead its WIFM(What’s In It For Me) a marketing term that should not be applied in life it should be WIFH (What’s in it For Him). We the people don’t understand God’s greatness for if we did then God would not be as great men would be as smart as He. I for one am so glad God is far superior to our knowledge, though I admit it’s frustrating at times.
My night didn’t stop there, neither did my message but I feel like I should post this half before I finish. I am going to complete my crazy story, and try to show you how great we have it and how much we take for granted. We should be content on whatever we have, not think of what else we could get. It is hard to get people to think like that. It’s all too easy to see something in life that would make life easier, that we simply look past what we have. I know we are all guilty of this sin including myself, and it pains me to think I ever let circumstances bring me down when God is always there.
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