COLLSIONS

Writing this particular posting comes with a tad of irony I suppose. We had a minor collision at home the other day.

One family car was accidentally backed into another one. Not exactly the way I wanted to celebrate the weekend.

It wasn't on purpose naturally. Those types of things never are. But they do happen just the same.

Now what really bother me in part was that I wasn't even near the cars. I was in no way involved.

However I was going to end up paying the cost. And that is the aspect that seem the most unfair.

I can understand that accidents happen, but why does it have to end up being at my expense. I wish there was an easy answer to that one.

Unfortunately there never is. Life just keeps plotting along and the reality is what happens to us even when it is from some other source is not always a case of punishment and reward.

Life carries for those who follow the Lord certain responsibilities. And that doesn't always translate into joy.

It can even be painful at times. But never as painful as when we don't obey. For in our moments when we trust and do as we are lead we give witness to what is in our hearts.

That is never a matter of being an opinion. It isn't just a case of good and no harm. That can be hard to embrace at times.

But not facing it can be worse that if we do. So in the middle of my frustration I got to come to work and find out the day would be filled with even more headaches.

Was I happy after enduring all of that? No. But that is also part of faith. To peer into the darkness and understand you can't always find the answers.

Most of all being willing to keep trusting. For that is what truly makes the difference in our thinking.

And that will be part of what helps us to either move ahead in the midst of the valleys or fall behind. Staying the same is never really an option.

I do my best to remember that when the day gets too long and has too many questions I do care to ask.