Today I was faced with the scripture "do not conform to the patterns of this world" as I browsed through my Facebook feed. Some days Facebook can make me feel awesome. Other days, not so much. Comparison is the worst part of social media. It provides us ample opportunity to look at others with worldly eyes. We begin to wish we had what others have or we think our lives should be like someone else we see, a video they shared or a picture they posted. In reality, we are beloved by the Father exactly the way we are. And we are living the best life right now. When I think of how differently my path could have been and where I could be right now, or even where I thought I would be right now, I am struck by the major differences that would have played out. I would have done my life so differently and I think about how much I would have missed out on had life been done my way. So what's the take away? The take away is that God truly knows what is best for me. He has been planning my existence since the beginning. He knows what life will give me the most joy and I'm living it. I'm going to put a link below to a post from two years ago about the difference between joy and happiness, just to make my point clear here. I don't mean I'm happy every single moment of every day, but there is deep joy in this life that God has called me to. And nothing can take that away.
Here's the link to read about joy vs. happiness, posted the day before Mom went into hospice. I'm surprised by my own writing on this one. ;-) Go, God!
What Joy! May 18, 2014
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