Proverbs 16:3, Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans WILL succeed.
As we move from 2010 to 2011 I'm sure many of us are reflecting on the past and wondering what the future has to hold. What will 2011 be like? What will it bring for us, for our family or our friends? Will the year bring prosperity or will this be a year of tough times? I'm praying that we all learn to be simply grateful for this day and for the opportunities that it affords us whether it be a day of joy or of sorrow for each are merely a season in itself.
I read an email this past week that reminded me that in all things there is a reason. I know this but sometimes I need a different way to be reminded that this life that I lead is not my own but that was purchased for me on the cross 2000 years ago. A debt was settled on behalf long before I entered my mother's womb, a debt was settled for you in the same way. Jesus Christ already performed the ultimate "unfair" act by sacrificing His life so that we can have life eternal.
The past month or so I've been hearing a lot of people talk about this past year and how unfair so many things were. The word unfair almost makes me ill. Where is it written that things will be fair? Life isn't about being fair, its about living your life as an instrument of love to one another. If we focus on sharing that love and giving that love away, the whole concept of "fair" seems so ridiculous. Too often we waste time comparing our lives to what others have or are doing that we fail to see the blessings right in front of us that have been there all along. So and So got the better job, the nicer home, the more expensive car... the list can go on and on. But why are we spending our time focusing on what So and So have instead of focusing on the salvation of those around us and perhaps our very own salvation?
There have been many times that I too have thought that just isn't fair. When I spent those two years in the cancer wards watching my son fight his cancer and all the other children there braving their battles, I thought God this is so unfair... why? Or I hear of the cruelty towards the children of our world as they are being sold as slaves and prostitutes or being starved or treated worse than the dirt they walk upon... I think, Father... that is so unfair. But the reality is that it's tragic, yes, but no one said that life would be fair. The good news however, is that on the other side of life... the eternal life, the one that lasts beyond seasons... there God will bless those that continued to believe in Him even while on this side of life, it wasn't "fair".
What is your commitment level today? Are you committed to the Lord in whatever you do? Are you looking to see what 2011 brings you or are you looking forward to what you can bring to 2011 to the lives of others?
Blessings,
Heather
