Life Lately...

Life is a strange thing when you really think about it. It's a thing taken for granted, abused, given, and then taken away forever. Some are lived to the fullest, and some are ended before they really even had a chance to begin. When I think about my life, I wonder how long it will be, where it will take me, and will it leave a lasting impression once I'm gone.

Recently my life has been a whirlwind of peaks and valleys. This past week however, has felt like a glimpse of the tribulation. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. And as I was sitting in my room late one night, I started thinking about how selfish and childish I was acting. Sure, this week was hard. Yes, I cried to the point of where I couldn't cry any more, but did. No, I didn't look for the brighter side of things. And of course my world felt like it was coming to an end!...but it didn't. What I thought was the end of everything, was actually just another beginning on my walk to a closer relationship with my Lord. This "rough patch" I've been stumbling through, has shown me what a GREAT SAVIOR I have. How even through the midst of my fiery trial, He was with me EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, and when I didn't think I would last another second, He was there to pick me up and carry me the rest of the way.

Life truly is short. You don't have much time here on earth, 75-80 years (at best). Personally, that is a depressing thought. I treat life as if it won't ever end, like I have all the time in the world. But seriously, my days are numbered. I don't want to look back over my life at the end of things, and see a life full of whining and worry. Wishing I had spent less time on that, and more on this. I want to see a life lived to the fullest, fixed on the hope of Heaven, and honoring to the Lord; so that when I am FINALLY in His presence, I can hear those words...well done, my good and faithful servant.