Beauty From Pain
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Journeys of Life
"When your world falls apart, run to the One who creates worlds." -Drea T.
I haven't had the best couple of years. I've had to deal with some very difficult emotions, and situations. And I'm still fighting some of those emotions today. If it wasnt for the grace of God I have no clue where I'd be today. I was headed down a disgusting path.
It was a wide dirt road, with many companions, but it had sharp turns and ditches like cliffs. The ditches were piled sky high with trash. This trash stank like a mixture of a skunk, and sewage back up. It was horrible; just looking back now makes me gag. How I ever made it through the path without giving up is a miracle within itself. I trudged through and never gave up and I eventually made it to the other side. I didn't realize at the time how terrifyingly disgusting this path was, but today I know.
Now I'm on a cliff overlooking the valley from which I have climbed the long road to the top. The view is amazing from here. I can see where I need to go. This path is quite narrow, but it's lined with luscious green and prospering trees. There's also a clear trickling stream to follow that gives me hope. It's there when I need to relax and rest. The water in this stream is refreshing, when I drink from it; it gives me life! A life that I had forgotten was possible for me to feel.
I like this analogy, many of us travel roads like the one I have just journeyed through. But truthfully how many of us find the other path? The old path was the worldly way where there's no hope, it's dirty and so many unexpected things that will let you fall to the bottom. If you're on that road God is there but he won't pick you up until you ask him. In fact he'll be like Aslan from Narnia Prince Caspian. Lucy only found Aslan when she went looking for him. Once she found him she found her old friend and he was willing to help her once again. But it was only after she asked for help that he was willing to do so.
Once you find God and ask for the help you need. He will bring you from the old path to the new one. He is then the refreshing stream that gives you rest, and gives you life renewed. He is always there when you need him; even when you don't think you need him; he's there. Just know deep in your heart YOU ALWAYS NEED GOD!!
"The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me; the snares of eath confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears."- 2 Samuel 22:5-7
I haven't had the best couple of years. I've had to deal with some very difficult emotions, and situations. And I'm still fighting some of those emotions today. If it wasnt for the grace of God I have no clue where I'd be today. I was headed down a disgusting path.
It was a wide dirt road, with many companions, but it had sharp turns and ditches like cliffs. The ditches were piled sky high with trash. This trash stank like a mixture of a skunk, and sewage back up. It was horrible; just looking back now makes me gag. How I ever made it through the path without giving up is a miracle within itself. I trudged through and never gave up and I eventually made it to the other side. I didn't realize at the time how terrifyingly disgusting this path was, but today I know.
Now I'm on a cliff overlooking the valley from which I have climbed the long road to the top. The view is amazing from here. I can see where I need to go. This path is quite narrow, but it's lined with luscious green and prospering trees. There's also a clear trickling stream to follow that gives me hope. It's there when I need to relax and rest. The water in this stream is refreshing, when I drink from it; it gives me life! A life that I had forgotten was possible for me to feel.
I like this analogy, many of us travel roads like the one I have just journeyed through. But truthfully how many of us find the other path? The old path was the worldly way where there's no hope, it's dirty and so many unexpected things that will let you fall to the bottom. If you're on that road God is there but he won't pick you up until you ask him. In fact he'll be like Aslan from Narnia Prince Caspian. Lucy only found Aslan when she went looking for him. Once she found him she found her old friend and he was willing to help her once again. But it was only after she asked for help that he was willing to do so.
Once you find God and ask for the help you need. He will bring you from the old path to the new one. He is then the refreshing stream that gives you rest, and gives you life renewed. He is always there when you need him; even when you don't think you need him; he's there. Just know deep in your heart YOU ALWAYS NEED GOD!!
"The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me; the snares of eath confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears."- 2 Samuel 22:5-7
3 Comments:
Amen, Amen and Amen!!
{HUGS}