Now What?

You have started your race, you are on the way, but things are not going as you thought they would or should. Are you tempted to give up and settle where you are? If you answered yes, you are honest and human. I think we've all been there if we have embarked on a new task, job, skill, relationship etc. If we are in the game of "life", there are going to be set backs, stumbling blocks and disappointments. That is the result of being engaged in life!

So that brings me to what now? How do I survive the mistakes, the heartache, the disappointments and set backs? Where is my hope? Am I built on rock or sand? Matthew 7:24-27, reminds us that to build on rock, we must follow God's teachings, so that when the hardships come we will be able to stand. If we rely on our own strength, wisdom or even others', then it is the equivalent of building on sand.

The bible teaches us that hardships and persecutions will come. The question then is what do we do when they come? Do we have a plan? Do we know where to look, do we panic, run or even hide? If you are like me, the answer is yes, yes and yes! Thankfully God is patient and full of mercy. Like a loving parent, he forgives us, understands us, and is always willing to help us, if we ask.

My own daughter is finding her wings so to speak, and as a parent it is very trying. You would think based on her reactions to my suggestions, that she thinks I wished her harm. It baffles me as a parent that despite the fact that I've invested my life to support and protect her, that she would ever think that I have any intention but good for her.

Are we not like that with God. He says go here, do this and we in our stubbornness, say no, resist or even run away like Jonah. For some reason we think he means us harm? If you think like a parent, you can best understand, how could that be?

So that brings me back to my initial question, what now? We have all been there, we have lost the job, encountered unfair situations, etc. We are hit by the storms of life. What do we do now?

Like the parent to the child, our heavenly Father, loves us more than we can imagine! When we learn to surrender our will to his, we are on the way to an everlasting peace that the world does not give, even in the midst of our storms, our house will stand because it is built on solid ground.

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