Walking By Faith

Its been a while since I have put pen to paper so to speak!

I feel like there has been a whole lot of “stuff” going on in my life, some I’m happy to talk about and some things are still a little raw, so will hold those close to my heart for the meantime.

I find that life never stands still. It’s a continual wave that ebbs and flows. At times I feel like I’m on a jet boat speeding along at a grate rate of knots, and other times, I’m in a sail boat on a still day. In either case I’m totally on board for the ride.

Whether it’s smooth sailing, rough winds or no wind at all, I know that God is with me through it all.
Never for a moment has He ever left me. Always there by my side, leading me, guiding me and whispering hope into my fragile heart.

It’s quite funny this thing we call life. I read somewhere the other day that said to imagine life as a heart beat on a monitor. We all think we want a straight forward life with no ups and downs, but on the screen that looks like a flat line, which means there is no life at all! It’s only when we have the ups and downs, that show signs of life! It’s the ups and downs that show us we are living.

For me, the lows help me appreciate the highs, all of them thrown together to give me life. The life God has chosen for me. Every hair on my head intimately known, every step of my path ordained. Every breath I take given to me as a gift from my Creator. A life I don’t want to presume or waste a moment of.

As I continue to walk by faith, I am reminded of how precious life is. I am reminded of those who have passed on and whose wisdom I can no longer seek. I am reminded of how precious to me my love ones are and not to take a single day for granted. To find beauty in the mundane and the ordinary, to not take things for granted, and to be thankful for the people who colour my world. The good, the bad and the ugly, all bundled together in a melting pot of God’s goodness.

I choose to acknowledge Him in it all. To give Him thanks for the good, and to draw on His love and compassion to get me through the hard. He is constant and He is good. He is loving and He is kind. He is my rock and my refuge. And He is the giver of life. My life, which I am so thankful for.

So as I go about my week, as I open my mouth to complain, or resist the mundane, I take a deep breath and I breath in His goodness. And I once again praise Him for all that I have.