“Everyone’s going to die…” in response a person said, “Yeah,
but not this week.” One guy terminally sick and was told he was going to die
very soon, the first guy had no clue. Things happen in life that are out of
our control. We all have times like this. We have a chance to let a bad event
overtake us. Will you let that happen?
Honestly it’s not that bad. This was a phrase I said a week
before my baseball season when I was younger. Our first game was a week away
and we had one of our final practices. I was the starting catcher. The hitter
hit a lazy pop fly in foul territory going towards the dugout/first base side. I
lived for moments like this. I threw off my helmet and ran to try to catch up
to it. I had a great jump and was about to make a nice diving play, except for
one unforeseen problem, a rock. In foul territory was a rock I didn’t see,
running full speed I stepped on the rock. It caused me to slip just as I was
leaning towards making the catch. I reach out but was thrown into the ground
with my wrist being the first thing to hit the ground. I was in pain.
The coach came over to me very quickly and asked if I was
alright. Something was wrong, but I wasn’t going to admit that. “Nope, I’m fine,”
I stated. I sat out the rest of practice. My wrist hurt and I couldn’t close a
baseball glove. After three days of being in pain, I went to the doctors to
find out I broke my wrist. I was hurt and I wish rubbing dirt on it would have
helped, it did not.
Bad things happen in life sometimes, yet can things really
be that bad? We all face different challenges in life. Sometimes those challenges
hurt us, they can cut deep. Yet in the scheme of life they can be very small in
comparison. Listen to what Paul shares in Romans 8:18…
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth
comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
Man, there are some verses in scripture I read and feel the
power of God. We are suffering people in so many different ways, whether
mentally or physically. Yet when we have God and trust in Jesus with our lives,
the present sufferings are a blimp on the radar. God is God and will do amazing
things. Know this, trust in this, through our imperfections Jesus allowed us to
experience eternal life when we give our life over to him. What you are going through
Jesus knows about wants to comfort you and wants you to know there is light at
the end of the tunnel. There is something to look forward to when you have
Christ.
We were never meant to die at the side of the road like
roadkill. We have a chance with our life to experience greatness. If you are
going through some struggles, hang in there. Sometimes we experience lows in
life just to experience greatness or to see how good we have it normally.
Bad things happen but don’t relish in them. Rub some dirt on
it, know it’s temporary and God has plans for you! We always have something to
look forward to when we are Christians, no matter how bad life can get, we are
given eternal life. Don’t stress too hard on small things that have a low value.
Hang in there! God is with you!
Have a great day.
