The Simple Things

The Simple Things...

Image for a moment sitting in church listening to your pastor preach. Now imagne sitting in church not being able to hold still. As much as you try. You can't. You just can't. 

All you hear is Pastor Bond talking about "Jesus can cure". Sitting in the pew surrounded around others on both sides of you. I'm ready to get up and leave. Not because Pastor Bond said "Jesus can cure",  but because I'm sitting their wondering why I can't hold still for a moment. If Jesus can cure then where is he? Where is he at? Feeling like walking away would be easiest and in some scence sure it would. 

THEN I hear Pastor Bond say "No one could love you like Jesus loves you!" See I hear. I pay attention. I just can't hold still. Mark 5:1-20

Somedays I wonder why the Lord takes us through the journey that he does. I'm not sure I'll really ever understand. And maybe just maybe it's not for me to figure out. After all he holds my tomorrow. Not even the smartest doctor can hold my tomorrow. 

On my drive home I couldn't help but reflect upon the week the Lord has allowed me to journey into. A week filled of stress. A week filled of unknown questions. What now? What about tomorrow? What about ten years from now Jesus? Where will I be? Will I be in  the same stop as I am now? Where church becomes a challenge each Sunday to sit through? I hope you know that I love you. I do. I'll follow you even when I am at my weakest. 

Sometimes I wonder if Jesus created stop signs so we would just simply stop to breath for a moment. To be reminded that he loves us even when we want to stop hoping. Stop going to church. Stop life in general. 

I'm thankful for Pastor Bond who keeps on preaching the truth. 

I'm thankful for a Mother whom after a long week she still smiles. She makes everything okay again. I know she is scared. After all I'm her child. i'm part of her. How can she not be scared? I'm thankful for a Father above who keeps on loving me even when I want to walk away somedays. We are holding Jesus so tightly right now I'm suprised he can still breath. We love him and we will serve him even through the storms of life. For it is those storms that show us his love. His unending, unfailing love.

Mark 5"1-20