"Foolishness" - To

 "For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words." (Ecclesiastes 5:3 KJV)

  "Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatsoever you do or say, do it as a representative on the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father." (Colossians 3:16-17 NLT)

 As for that rant, (my life's ups and downs,) it is foolish for me to even think such things, let alone to be a spectacle towards stinkin-thinhin! I know better than that, because we are meant to be counting our many blessings, not to be counting the difficulties of this life. Jesus said to His disciples: "Do you finally believe? But the time is coming - indeed it's here now - when you will be scattered, each of you going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. I have told you all of this so that you may have peace in me. Here on this earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." (John 16:31-33 NLT)

 Flipping this on its head, there are reasons for us to be going through difficulties and trials; besides the fact that they are meant to keep up trusting in God, through every high and every low, but to let us be a vessel, broken and yet unbroken, as a testimony of our faith in the Lord! There is peace in the valley's of despair because Jesus is there with us; no matter how hard it might seem, He will get us through to the other side! 

 As for the foolishness side of this situation, we are only fooling ourselves if we think we don't look like a fool! Don't get me wrong, because to those who surely know us, we are standing for what we believe, and we are a fool for Christ; but to those who don't believe or receive the message, we are just foolish people that speak of foolish things that they do not want to hear. 

 Yes, this life is a rollercoaster of a ride, but there are two totally different ways to look at it: one has the expectation and faith of all the blessings; the other is filled with disappointment and despair over all of the hardships. As crazy as it might sound, but hardships make you stronger than the easy-going rides; the easier the ride, the more comfortable you are in this world...

""I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy. It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she brought a new baby into the world. So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy."" (John 16:20-22 NLT)