Archive for December 2013

Messyness and New Perspective

Published on 10:33 PM By Aunica
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Today I found myself pleading with God to fast forward this tough season.
I begged for the joys of yesterday.
I pleaded for the hopes of tomorrow.
And most of all, I prayed that this season of hardship, trial, and struggle would end. Now.

Now, as many of you know by now, our God doesn't work in the ways we expect Him to.
Instead of snapping His fingers and taking away all the pain, He gave me a new perspective.

Maybe, just maybe, life isn't all about the good moments.
Maybe life is in the messy.
Maybe it's all about the moments you sit with a friend while she cries.
Maybe it's the silent tears as you try desperately to sleep.
Maybe it's the faked smiles and vulnerable coffee dates.
Maybe life is in the desperation.
Maybe life is about reaching the end of ourselves,
deciding we can't go on any longer,
and realizing our deep and desperate need for our Savior.
Maybe these are the moments that remind us that this world is not our home.
Maybe these are the moments that drive us to cling to the cross.

Maybe, just maybe, these messy and chaotic moments make the sunny days brighter.
Maybe Paul wasn't kidding when he said to rejoice in suffering.

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