"Life in the Hands of God"

"He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness." (Psalms 106:9)

 This is sometimes not as easy as it might appear, but we must keep showing up. Smooth Sailing is the phrase that comes to mind; even though this is speaking about walking on dry land, the point is about how God makes it easier to get through to the other side. As rough and ugly as this life might get, it is never as bad as it could be, when you are a child of God. Does that mean we won't have some hardships or tragedy? Hardships yes; tragedy, is what you make of it; it's only a tragedy if you think God is not in the midst of it. Even if what you might be going through is all your own fault, it is still better off in the hands of God. Sometimes you just need to learn how to drown! I know that might sound silly, like who wants to drown? But as long as we are still trying to fight to stay alive, God will continue to wait till we stop, and surrender to His will. It is really not about successful living in this world, it is about successful living in hands of God. And in His hands, life will always have purpose and meaning; even though we might not understand what it might mean, if we are trusting God it will always have purpose; and even though we might not know what that purpose is, we understand that He is in control, even when things seem out of control. He never promised that life would be easy, but He did promise to get us over to the other side...

"When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head." Another of his disciples said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father." But Jesus told him, "Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead." Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" Jesus responded, "Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!" Then he got up and rebuked the wind and the waves, and suddenly there was a great calm." (Matthew 8:18-26) NLT