You know, in the midst of all that life has held in the past years for us, I've come up with a theory. It goes as follows:
God doesn't owe us anything. He never said life would be easy or fun. Actually, He told us quite the opposite; that we would face trials of many kinds to help shape our character and develop perseverence. The only things He promised us were joy (which is a choice), wisdom, His strength when ours is not enough, that He would never have us face anything that we could not bear without His help, etc.
So each day happens. If it's a particularly good one -- bonus. If it's not, we'll make it.
Every day is a gift. You don't get any of them back.
That is what I've learned. I'm hoping to "master" this way of thinking to make my journey between the trees a little more bearable. It doesn't mean that I don't get sad or excited or frustrated. One of my biggest fears is walking around having a chip on my shoulder like someone owes me something. Our friend, Rob Stoppard, calls that the "victim mentality". We're not victims -- everything we experience in a result of our choice in one way or another.
..... I'm getting sidetracked.
Your thoughts....
(have a good weekend, by the way :-)
