FINE

Feeling fine is a great time of life. And I think when we talk about it we are often more referring a state of emotions than the physical part.

However, it never seems to affect only our mood. It also effects our level of energy an that will definitely cause problems.

This morning I got up and really felt totally drained. It wasn't that I felt depressed, but I sure didn't have much energy.

And that didn't make me ready to face the burdens of the day. I wish I could call them opportunities, but they didn't feel like it.

It didn't keep me from my routine, but fun wasn't part of the equation. There are times when life gets like that.

And perhaps that is where the real times of faith truly are obvious. All the occasions when we know only God is watching.

When we want to give up and forget any vows or challenges. And then just take it easy and not have any need for further headaches.

I was at the gym when most of these thoughts were running through my brain. Then came the predictable time when that voice inside tried to convince me to quit.

The only thing that kept haunting me was the reality of how this was not just a one time thing. It was for every day of life.

Each day is a struggle at times. And no matter how much faith we think we have or how many times in the past we were victories.

The only thing that helps with time is the knowing how one can remember the past and savor the awareness that is not just a one time experience, but a journey.

And as a journey it means the landscape will change. It doesn't change because we didn't something wrong at times.

That can be just a process of traveling. For that we can always know there will be peaks and valleys.

If we don't forget that part then the steps will be balanced and seen with endurance, not with thinking they will end soon. That truly is important to not forget.

From that juncture the eyes have vision that sees from the soul. We do not gaze and not see the storms.

But our feet listen to the Lord and keep marching in trust.