Life is short. Life is unpredictable. Life is a journey. Life's not always easy. Life is about learning. Life's about loving. Life is all around you.....
I have been exploring this last time whilst searching answers about life and finding myself intrigued, confused, astounded, grateful....so many emotions to process.
Life is short...
Last weekend a young man we know died of a heart attack at tender age of 36. A young man with a zest for life. He died playing his favorite sport, he played an unbelievable game that day. Im sure he never thought that it may be his last. He was studying to improve his circumstance. I'm sure he had faith and he certainly had plans... We know of another 2 people that also died last week, a 16 year old girl killed by a stray bullet & a 14 year old boy who fell off the back of a bakkie & died. they leave behind families who will miss them. Loved ones, friends, family. We sometimes take it for granted that there is time. Enough time to say & do all the things we dream of doing. We think there is time to tick all the boxes but we may not have very long left....God is in control.
Last weekend a young man we know died of a heart attack at tender age of 36. A young man with a zest for life. He died playing his favorite sport, he played an unbelievable game that day. Im sure he never thought that it may be his last. He was studying to improve his circumstance. I'm sure he had faith and he certainly had plans... We know of another 2 people that also died last week, a 16 year old girl killed by a stray bullet & a 14 year old boy who fell off the back of a bakkie & died. they leave behind families who will miss them. Loved ones, friends, family. We sometimes take it for granted that there is time. Enough time to say & do all the things we dream of doing. We think there is time to tick all the boxes but we may not have very long left....God is in control.
Life is unpredictable...
You can have ideas on how things should be & be hopeful that they will pan out as you had hoped BUT this may not be part of Gods plan for you. One door may close, another may open. One friendship may end, another may be ignited. Situations, people, karma.... it all leads to an element of uncertainty that may be outside of your direct influence. The director is calling the shots, you as the actor can tweak the performance, you may even be able to slightly amend the script BUT you cannot change the story line..... God is in control.
You can have ideas on how things should be & be hopeful that they will pan out as you had hoped BUT this may not be part of Gods plan for you. One door may close, another may open. One friendship may end, another may be ignited. Situations, people, karma.... it all leads to an element of uncertainty that may be outside of your direct influence. The director is calling the shots, you as the actor can tweak the performance, you may even be able to slightly amend the script BUT you cannot change the story line..... God is in control.
Life is a journey
Especially when you have kids. Its not easy raising human beings. Living breathing beings that have their own thoughts about how things should be. We raise our kids to be free thinkers. To have ideas about the world and life, to think creatively, to feel, to live to be.... And sometimes they do just that. We stumble, we may even fall. There is no handbook & what works for the one child may not work work for the next. We learn as parents that in everything there MUST be limitations. God is teaching us just as many lessons as we are teaching our kids..... he is in control.
Especially when you have kids. Its not easy raising human beings. Living breathing beings that have their own thoughts about how things should be. We raise our kids to be free thinkers. To have ideas about the world and life, to think creatively, to feel, to live to be.... And sometimes they do just that. We stumble, we may even fall. There is no handbook & what works for the one child may not work work for the next. We learn as parents that in everything there MUST be limitations. God is teaching us just as many lessons as we are teaching our kids..... he is in control.
Life is not always easy...
In fact sometimes life is bloody hard! We are all on some kind of a mission. Sometimes we are living right past each other with our selfish agenda's propelling us forward. Blindly we mission along & we sometimes miss the point. We miss the signals. God is talking & we don't hear him. We make choices that are motivated by the ego. We sometimes chase dreams that may never fulfill our true purpose. We become blindly obsessed. Even when we get to that place we had pinpointed in our minds, we may still not be happy. And then its time to sit back, quiet down, pray & listen.... God is in control.
In fact sometimes life is bloody hard! We are all on some kind of a mission. Sometimes we are living right past each other with our selfish agenda's propelling us forward. Blindly we mission along & we sometimes miss the point. We miss the signals. God is talking & we don't hear him. We make choices that are motivated by the ego. We sometimes chase dreams that may never fulfill our true purpose. We become blindly obsessed. Even when we get to that place we had pinpointed in our minds, we may still not be happy. And then its time to sit back, quiet down, pray & listen.... God is in control.
Life is about learning...
Learning to be good. Learning to share. Learning to accept, not to judge, to grow, to support, to encourage. Life is about creating connections. Life is about the journey, not the destination. Life is about giving back, about finding joy. About being happy. Life is a about a lightness of spirit. It is about saying thank you, praising your maker, being grateful. There are many lessons to be learned, improvements to be made & in the end being able to say "I lived, I learned & I loved... I was happy"
You may be ticking the boxes, walking the road, making the choices BUT ultimately, God is still in control.
Learning to be good. Learning to share. Learning to accept, not to judge, to grow, to support, to encourage. Life is about creating connections. Life is about the journey, not the destination. Life is about giving back, about finding joy. About being happy. Life is a about a lightness of spirit. It is about saying thank you, praising your maker, being grateful. There are many lessons to be learned, improvements to be made & in the end being able to say "I lived, I learned & I loved... I was happy"
You may be ticking the boxes, walking the road, making the choices BUT ultimately, God is still in control.
Life is about loving...
Loving your neighbor, loving yourself. Loving the good, the bad & the ugly. Loving your creator.
Loving your neighbor, loving yourself. Loving the good, the bad & the ugly. Loving your creator.
Life is all around you. Embrace it. Let it engulf you. It's not easy but it's a gift from God. Unwrap it and use it.... its yours.
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