Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." John 13:7

Monday, June 11, 2012

"Have a little faith in me"

Sometimes, ok not sometimes, quite a bit, I seem to lose my faith. Well, it more or less floats away from me and it takes me a while to find it again.
I forget though, no matter how many times I may seem to lose my faith, God never loses His in me. And that is such an uplifting fact to think about. No matter how many times I screw up or think things are never going to get better, God still has my life mapped out for me.

For those who may not know me as well, I have a tendency to act without thinking. Or at least I think its the right thing to do at the time.

I will never EVER claim to be perfect or that I always do the right thing. Far, far from it. If I seem to come off that way or portray that vibe, I apologize profusely.

No, I struggle with many, many things. Each day is a constant battle of right and wrong for me.

People will always make mistakes, it's how you deal with them that defines what kind of person you are.

And that's what I try to do, I try to deal with my imperfections. This isn't a one time "Oh, hey that's something I shouldn't be doing/saying. I'm going to stop now. The end."
No.
If it's truly something you struggle with, it will never be fully gone or rather you will not be able to get rid of it in one sweep. It's a job, working day by day by day to take control of it. And even then, when you think you have full control you have to be on your guard because anything could happen.

They always say the worst times/things hit you when things are going really good. I don't think God is trying to do this as a way to be mean. He wants us to be happy and not to see us struggle.
I firmly believe though He does it as a means of strengthening us. How can we gain strength if we don't push ourselves?

Life is a everyday constant battle that will never be totally easy or hard. It will have its good moments, great moments and bad moments. Life is about treasuring the good ones and learning from the bad ones.
We are only truly defeated if we give up.
We must persevere on.