My mom was cleaning out her closet last night and gave me a couple of her silk button ups with an early 90s vibe to it (which I am currently wearing one of them). It's kind of weird thinking about some hand me downs. We learn to give away things we once loved or once found interest in because our opinions change, our tastes are different, or it just doesn't fascinate us how it once used to.
Not to sound like a "Debbie-Downer" but it's crazy to think this is how relationships are. One of my biggest fears about a relationship is having the other person, or even myself, wake up one morning and no longer love the other person. In relationships, there's so much talk about "forever" but as they get older, one of the lessons they have learned is that people change, feelings change, and "forever" is then thrown away. If we want to talk about "forever" then we can talk about God's forever and His promise to us, His children. Worldly relationships make me feel uneasy because of how temporary many of them are. God's love is forever and eternal. When I was younger I couldn't fully grasp God's love for some reason. Maybe it was hard for me to believe because of my little faith at the time mixed with the constant threats the world and the devil threw at me. In my early high school years, I was so blinded from God's love that I began to think maybe He wasn't listening or that He wasn't around.
As my faith strengthened, my understanding of who He is began to clear up. I'm not saying that my life is perfect now, but it's learning to trust that God has a plan for me--for all of us. I have always struggled with trusting others because of the many times I have been let down. God never lets us down. He knows the past, the present, and the future. His love for us will protect us and His plan is only to help us prosper. I understand that being a believer is not easy. For others, they tend to face more struggles on the daily that eventually don't seem manageable. Through this, they fear that growing closer to God will only add on to their problems because, "God doesn't give us whatever we can't handle". But we also have to always remember, "[We] can do all things through Him who gives [us] strength" (Philippians 4:13). So I say, we shouldn't fear growing closer to God and learning more about Him. Yes, He allows the devil to tempt us, take things away from us, etc. but He also told him he can do anything as long as he doesn't kill us or touch us (or in context, Job). It may be fearful to think that more trails and hardships may come our way, but I trust that growing closer to God will also mean God will save us from what is bringing us down. I'd rather go through hardships with God by my side than worldly things or even going through it alone. Wouldn't you?
We are given free choice whether or not to choose to follow God or continue to follow the world. I choose to be who I was brought in this world to be--a child of God. I am very thankful for the hardships and for the dark moments in my life because without them, I wouldn't be able to see God's love at all. To see His light, His promise, His work. "The light shines in the darkness, and darkness has not overcome it" (John 1:5). God overpowers all evil, isn't that amazing?! John 11:10 states, "But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles because the light is not in him." This shows what will happen to us if God is not in our lives. Without God in our lives, there is an emptiness in our body that leaves us weak but with Him in our life, he lifts up our spirits and helps us. Our relationship with God shouldn't just be about waiting for an answered prayer, but more about working with God and be willing to seek him through the good times and the bad times.
God bless!
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