Life

I have come to a realization....no one's life if easy. How many times do we watch other people thinking "Wow, they seem so happy," or "Man, they really have it together," etc? You know what? No one has it all together. No one's life is easy all the time. Every family, every individual, everyone has issues. Your issues are probably not the same as mine, but they are there. I know friends and family right now who are going through illness, divorce, financial issues, problems with kids, you name it.

I remember distinctly when this hit home. I have a friend who is lovely, and thin. I remember thinking it must be nice to be so thin. I later found out that she is thin because of a cronic illness that incredibly limits what she can eat. It makes it very hard for her to go out to eat anywhere. She deals with it graciously and without complaint, but that is why she is thin. Hmmm, maybe a few extra pounds is not that big of a deal in that context.

No one's life is perfect. We are all just doing the best we can. Some days are easier than others, to be sure. I think we all have some of those wonderful days we would just live in, but that is not what is promised here on earth. Abundant life is promised, but not easy life, not simple life, not happy life. Some days do I think I would trade my issues for someone else's? Absolutely! But I doubt it would help. I think when we face issues here on earth it helps to remember that there is a home waiting for us that is so much better. When life is easy and good I don't really look forward to a heavenly home some day. When the tough times hit, heaven is a place that I can "hang my hat on," it helps me to remember that "this world is not my home, I'm just a passin' through." I still choose to make the most of what I face here, and enjoy life. I love to laugh, and smile, and find the humor in life, it helps me get through. But on the tough days, it is nice to know that this is not all there is, there is something so much better that I cannot even fully comprehend it. That brings a smile to my face, even in the face of my "issues."

"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ," Philippians 3:20