Psalm 31:15
My times are in your hand...
The past 30 days has been quite an adventure, to say the least. Natural disasters have showed their face all across the country at large and showed us humans who is boss.
It's a little intimidating at times, when nature takes an unexpected turn. It's even more intimidating when that turn is closer to home.
Through the recent disaster's we have been facing in Central Pennsylvania there has been much tragedy. This morning I heard a story of a friend of a friend, whose life was taken through the past days of disaster.
It's heart-breaking taking in the details. I'm sure that just a couple days ago this man was not thinking of his death...who is? Who of us wakes up in the morning and wonders if today will be their last? We don't realize that the end is near until it has found us...
For a moment, the stories of tragedy caused me to give in to some panic. The reality is that you just never know. You never know what day will be your last, or worse, the last for those you love. Life is a difficult journey, with the giving of breath and the taking away. When faced with the lack of control I really have in all of these things, I found myself with a storm of anxiety building inside my heart.
And then I realized something: God's not surprised by tragedy.
From the moment we take our first breath, the path before us is set. Whether it's a road that we walk for 3 months, 45 years, or through the ripe age of 92...we each have our journey set before us. A journey filled sometimes with joy, filled sometimes with pain, but one that is always filled with purpose. Whether short, or long...foreseen or sudden, there will be a day that we will all come to the end of our road.
For me, I find comfort in the fact that my journey is not my own. My time here on earth is completely and entirely in the hands of a God who loves me and the ones I love. My life is in his hands.
To make the most of this journey, there is no room for anxiety and panic...there is no time to waste thinking of the end. There is only time to live, to love, to be present. There is only time to hope, to heal, and to be available.
Make the most of yours.
Thanks Debbie! We all needed this in the last couple of days. I know many people, family & friends that have experience personal loss, some things irreplaceable, in this latest storm. It's a nice reminder to know God is in control, even when we don't feel it. Hope you are staying safe as well!
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