Straight Answers to Life's Problems?

Straight answers to life's problems would be nice. Often I think of Habakkuk who struggled to understand the actions of God. Not just the question of "what", but also the question of "why". Obviously it just didn't make sense to the old prophet - why did God allow the evil to overcome the righteous, and why in sweeping away the wicked would the righteous have to suffer as well. How could He allow a wicked nation of ruthless people overrun His chosen nation no matter how bad they had become. 

The questions of old, are the same today. "God what are you doing? I don't understand." or maybe in a moment of faith weakness we ask, "God, why aren't you listening?".  Most can identify with Habakkuk from time to time, and others most of the time. But, just like the questions, the answers basically remain the same. Or, rather the conclusion is the same - God is God and I will praise Him regardless of what happens in this life, even when life makes no sense whatsoever to me. God is God and I'm just thankful He knows what is best, and I'm thankful that God is doing exactly what I need.

Imagine That

Did you see the news this morning? There's nothing more news worthy than a ball of fire falling from the sky. Over parts of Texas a mysterious ball of fire was seen hurling towards earth, and as of yet, there is no explanation - no plane crashes reported, no satellite collisions in space - all the necessary ingredients to exercise the imagination. 

Imagine.... it was a secret test of a new military weapon that went bad, and its a great government cover up underway to play it down. Or, maybe it was a space ship that crashed and the SSIS (Space Ship Intelligence Service) is secretly on the scene. At this moment they are moving mysterious materials and peculiar green creatures to hidden science labs in the desert for testing. Or, maybe it was a rocket launched from China or Iran that one of our secret military space stations intercepted and secrecy is necessary to ward off any panic. Panic would be really bad for the economy. 

Well, most likely it was just a piece of the ozone layer breaking up due to the global warming crisis. This was no doubt caused by all the gaseous cows in Texas eating some Mexican feed accidentally infused with peppers. Yea, that's probably it - makes about as much sense as anything you hear on that big square thing in the Living Room.

Well, I said it!

Yesterday I wrote a blog about the adventure of life with all it's ups and downs. I really didn't expect to experience all the adventure in one day, but this has been one of those days. A day best described as a blurr - problems, heart aches, unexpected revelations, and joys all wrapped and packaged in blurry moments with no transitions in between. 

Yet, within today's grand adventure I had glimpses of God that were goosebump clear and compelling. His love never ceases to amaze me, especially when He gives me a subtle yet profound reminder when I'm at my worst - the very moment that, in my view, I would be most unloveable. It's like a cool breeze off a mountain stream in the heat of summer. Oh, how I would give up and quit were not for His timely reminders. 

A part of me longs for a less adventurous day tomorrow, but there's also a part of me that fights sleep so that today's glimpse of God doesn't drift into the past.

Life's motto

Problems, concerns, hopes, and dreams - life certainly has it's share of ups and downs. Changes are relentless - some are welcomed and others are not, but life goes on. One moment the motto is "this too shall pass" and occassionally it's "let it last". Nevertheless, you guessed it, life goes on. 

Maybe life's motto should be "enjoy the experience". Whether the moment is good or bad enjoy the experience and cherish the life adventure God has given. If life was always good we'd be bored, and just devise ways of creating chaos. Give it some thought, keep your chin up, and embrace the adventure. Afterall you will never have another chance to live this moment...why waste it?