I am making it my goal to write a blog post at least once a week, on Tuesdays, that’s my dedicated day. Well… obviously today is Wednesday… so what happened? Well, life did. Other business tasks became more of a priority, and I had to move my days around. I don’t know about you but I’m so much of a perfectionist and planner, that if my schedule is moved around even a little bit I start to fret. It’s been a challenge for me to realize, I don’t have control of every aspect of my life, and I’d dare to say, anything in my life—but that’s too tough of a pill for us to swallow.
The other night was a perfect example of the unexpected taking over my plans. I was having a day, I had rested much of the day, reeling from burnout, and all I wanted was to eat ice cream and watch Family Guy (yeah, I know as a Christian I shouldn’t, but I’m also too real of a Christian to lie). I grab my remote, ice cream ready to go, and I find it, I find Family Guy on TV, I click away, ready to enjoy the rest of my evening in peace… when suddenly, I look up from my ice cream induced daze and I hear the voice of Joel Osteen? What, where’s Peter Griffin? Joel Osteen had just started preaching his sermon. I don’t know about you, but I typically do not watch him or his services, but I said, ok God, I hear You loud and clear, what is it You want to tell me today? Boy, did he slap me with a message. Joel began to speak about the pressures of life and not letting them take you out. God, through Joel, reminded me that life is hard, it is unpredictable, but with Christ we need not worry about the weight crushing us. Christ will allow us to suffer, have bad days, and in my own experience lead us right into the fear we don’t want to face (all for our greater good). But, through all of this, Christ helps us grow, find our deep-rooted connection to him, and prepare us for eternal life with Christ.
What is weighing you down today? What is it you’re trying to escape from? Maybe that weight isn’t yours to carry… maybe you need to hand it to God and remember, He will never lead you somewhere to leave you. And finally, consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds.
Related Scripture:
"I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering" Isaiah 48:10
"We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope" Romans 5:3-4
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