It dawned on me one night a couple weeks ago what a long journey it has been. What an interesting road we’ve been on, how my life has changed. God says, “I AM.” He does not live in the past or the future, but he does use every second in the now to create an opportunity to learn and grow for a better future. It is amazing to me to look back at the puzzle of my life and just wonder how in the world I have gotten where I have. How He has brought me through so much. Bad choices, good choices, hard choices, life changing situations; yet here I am believing in Him and the rewards that He has already given and still has to offer. The puzzle pieces of the past are making sense and fitting together to show a much larger picture than I could have ever imagined.
It also occurred to me that with every reward God gives comes another challenge. An opportunity to do the right thing, to show love and mercy, to live in a fashion pleasing to Him. The rewards have been piling up in our life this last month. After a long hard road of worry and challenge, things are coming together. Yet, new challenges are abundant. More opportunities to grow…grow closer to each other and closer to our God. Also, when you’ve been rewarded and taken care of in the manner that we have, the sudden urgency to share what you have with those you love is heightened. Yet, another challenge that I deal with all the time, but weighs heavy on my heart now.
Isn’t it nice to be rewarded at the end of a long road, but doesn’t the end of one road just lead to another?
