Blessed

Life is messy. Life is confusing and can be hard. My heart breaks for those that feel like there is no way out, or that they have to "make an out" for themself. I am blessed in the fact that my life has not been difficult...relatively speaking, it hasn't. I sit and think about those who have lost parents at a young age to death or divorce or family fall-outs, mine are both still living and together; about those who are homeless and hungry, I have several "homes" and I have more than enough to eat; about those who are abused, neglected, or feel unworthy, I have several wonderful people, family and friends, full of sincere and unconditional love surrounding me... Yet through all of that, I sit and think -- what if all of those wonderful things were taken away? Would I hold tight to my faith? What if everything fell apart, where would I turn? How can I truly "know" what would happen, when all I have ever personally experienced was blessings and love... Yes, I've had bad days, bad experiences, but nothing that has been life altering... Yes, there are things that I wish I would not have done or wish I had done, things that might have turned out differently if this or that would have taken place, or not... but I think that if everyone took a step back from their life and had a broader of view, a more self-less view of humanity... things can always be better and things can always be worse... if given the choice of having someone else's life, not knowing what struggles that life has encountered... if everyone's troubles was put in a pile, and you had the choice to pull back a "problem", I bet a lot of folks would reach back to get theirs... simply because you have encountered it and that fear of the unknown causes more anxiety.........


*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4