The Journey

So many times we find ourselves in a place or a situation that causes us frustration or pain.

It is in these times that we find ourselves crying out to God (or sometimes, just crying.)

Is there a better way to handle these times?

Is there something different that we can do?

Certainly prayer is a necessary and beneficial step … but is there something else we can do?

I believe that a personal change of mind and attitude needs to take place.

What would happen if we stopped looking at these situations as destinations, ends, end results, drastic events, pains, etc. … and in turn, began looking at them as markers along the journey?

You see, we ARE on a journey with God.

None of us have stopped along the way yet.

None of us have reached our final destination.

We have ALL gotten from yesterday to today.

Oh, I know you may be thinking that it seems that you may have stopped along the path BUT … as long as we are breathing, there is still a part of the journey within us.

As we transition our thinking to see things as markers along the journey, we can more easily see that things WILL NOT remain as they are, that change can and will happen, and that we WILL get through this until we get to the next stage of life.

Paul, in fact, defined such circumstances as this: 

… for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.  I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11b-13 NLT)

When we determine to let God be Lord in our lives, and we learn, through the process, to trust in Him and His control, we are able to go through the journey.

And as we learn to walk through the journey, our situations may not change, but our attitudes in those situations will definitely change.

I encourage you today to begin the process of trusting Him for a change in your attitudes … to the point that you can see the events NOT as ends and destinations; instead that they appears as markers along the journey.

And in doing so, watch yourself more and more becoming content where you are … in any season and circumstance of life.

Again, that doesn’t mean that we no longer face the circumstances of life; we do, however, see them as markers along the journey.

… and our life is made better and more stable.

… and our trust in Him is increased.

… and we live for another day

… and we see Him magnified.

Enjoy the journey!