Why not me?

One of the big questions most people ask when hit with some sort of traumatic experience is "Why Me?" Well... why not? Most of us are spoiled to an easy life with very few major problems. However, if you look at those who stand out in history, the people who take the forefront are the ones who had more than their fair share of adversity.

Take a stroll through the Bible and glimpse at the lives of Joseph, Moses, David, Job, Paul, Silas... and even Jesus Christ himself. They were not exempt from hardship. Am I any better than they?

One thing we tend to loose sight of is the fact that Christ has promised to go WITH us through our storms. We can choose to panic and run from here to there looking for answers and colliding with things in the dark, or we hand stand still for a minute, get our bearings, grab hold tight to Jesus' hand... and then take one step at a time, following in the path that He leads. Christ says He will light our way, however, we may only be able to see one pace at a time.

You next adversity may not be some sort of punishment or correction. It may be a time of growth and adventure. A time of learning and maturing. It may be a time to take all that we have been taught since our childhood and put it to the test. Like the eaglet, testing it's wings for the very first time. Our flight may not be perfect. We may have our ups and downs. We may be able to glide along on the breese for a while or me may have to beat our wing ever so feverishly to keep from crashing on the rocks below.

LOL..It is so easy to tell someone ELSE that famous Biblical quote, "God will not place any more on you than you can bear." Just think of all that Dorothy would have missed out on if she had never followed that yellow brick road.

So how do we begin? Well, with one small step...