WHEN EVERYTHING IS NOT AWESOME

Challenges.  In our day to day lives, we don't necessarily look for challenges, they usually seem to find us.  Even as we are on this journey in our BEST YEAR YET, we WILL have times that we are challenged....when everything is NOT awesome.

Let's look at 2 types of people that we can be.  What you believe...the choices you DO have will help when experiencing challenging times.  In Matthew 7: 24-27 Jesus said:

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.  Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock.  But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.  When the rains and flood come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."

Here are a couple of things to take note of:

• Wise = Rock; Foolish = Sand
• The "rain" and "floods" came to both types, so no matter what you think about your life, you are not exempt from storms.  The key is what your foundation is built on.

Question of the day: How do you react in the middle of the "storm(s)" in your life?  The Cheerleader and I have faced some seemingly small, "sprinkle" storms and some all out assault "torrents."  Sometimes we have reacted carefree and other times, we reacted full of care.  Let me tell you, the carefree approach is MUCH better.  We don't have our heads in the sand or denying the existence of the "storm," but what we do is look to the ONE who is our BEDROCK...our FOUNDATION, and we know we'll make it through, STILL STANDING.

Life's situations are not always awesome, but what is AWESOME is knowing that in any storm that you are facing, you are becoming and being stronger.  Remember this, as you are walking out your BEST YEAR YET, your past is not strong enough to shut down your future.