ONE FOOT OR THE OTHER

Deciding which path one is to follow is not always easy. I wish there was a formula that made such a formula you can follow.

But life doesn't work that way. And even people who think they are follow God can make mistakes.

It doesn't mean we enjoy when life is not something we get to control. That can be very frustrating.

However, regardless of the fact that it bothers us, we still must contend with the reality. Which is one that brings about chance into our lives.

I personally find it amazing at times how easy it is to be confused over the times we can't quite focus on when things are consequence and when they are fate. We really can struggle with such issues.

What makes it hard is that variable of the things that happen even when we are good. Or good in our view.

Something in our thinking presumes that life troubles ought to be related to our behavior. As if we can expect only blessings if we act a certain way.

Wonderful concept, but not very realistic. Wish it was, but it isn't. Instead what often happen is we grope for answers. Like asking what did I do wrong.

In terms of decisions naturally this results in times when we relate given consequence with a given choice and that impacts our thinking. It might not make it all okay, but we see it that way.

Somewhere in it all faith plays a part. We will have to try and focus on remembering that God doesn't follow our rules. Nor will He.

I was in the middle of this feeling of lament over this one aspect of my life. And feeling a little down that I felt denied certain blessings.

That is when God's spirit reminded me of how those, such the apostles, had it so much worse. They never even got the blessings I had in some ways.

I have to admit that is important at times. And after I thought about it I did appreciate the reality of how sometimes it is easy to forget the greater picture in life.

I am grateful that the Lord did help me to appreciate that aspect. I didn't change my reality, but did make me understand it better.

Hopefully, enough to be thankful for what I did have.