Day 19: Weightless Hope
This Too Shall Pass~
In our neighborhood
where there was a house yesterday,
now lies a piece of land with rubble~
A piece of land
with the remnants of what was once a home.
A home~
where memories were made.
A home~
that at one time was so precious to the owners.
I can just picture the faces of the first owners
as they put the key in the door & walked through the threshold to what was theirs.
Now today.
it is just a bunch of broken down pieces of wood
& soon it will become a new home for a new family.
And the cycle continues.
I overheard a couple
commenting on how they don't remember the house that was there.
They probably have walked by it 1000 times, and don't remember it,
just as I have walked by it and I don't remember it either.
Here today
gone tomorrow.
This Too Shall Pass~
An Injury,
A Loss
A Conflict
A Trial
This Too Shall Pass~
A cloudy day
This Too Shall Pass~
Not only the hardships,
but also the good
This Too Shall Pass~
1rst, 2nd, 3rd grade...12th
This Too Shall Pass~
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior...
This Too Shall Pass~
10, 20 30...80 years...
This Too Shall Pass~
Life...
This Too Shall Pass~
But the good news is that
when one comes to the Lord,
one becomes "ageless"~
Living Happily Ever After
guaranteed.
This perfect ending to the perfect fairy tale
is for all of us
when we choose
Jesus to be the author of our story.
Keeping our eyes focused on this amazing ending
when we are faced with the trials of life,
is how we are able to walk through this life with peace in the moment.
God tells us to
"...number our days aright"( Psalm 90:12)
To live in the moment
to enjoy our blessings before us
to get our eyes off of the trials
off of what we are waiting for
and fixed on~
"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8
It is very hard to re-focus when our body aches,
or watching a loved one suffer
.and that is why we need to turn to the Lord~
For Him to give us that
dose of strength.
that
dose of hope
that
dose of whatever we need.
Therefore,
Let's
Fast
from the weight of
Despair
by
looking up
to the
Only One
who
takes our despair
here & now
because
He became our eternal Hope.
Weightless Log
1st Pound: Self
2nd Pound: Complaining and Blame
3rd Pound: Chaos
4th Pound: _____________
5th Pound : Judgement
6th Pound: Distractions
7th Pound: Jealousy
8th Pound: DIS
9th Pound: Procrastination
10th Pound: Fear
11th Pound: Temporary
12th Pound: Frustration
13th Pound: Anxiety
14th Pound: I Don't Wanna
15th Pound: Forsaken
16th Pound: Control
17th Pound: Meaningless
18th Pound: Unimaginable
19th Pound: Despair