life's usually pretty straightforward. to be general, all you need to do is get past a few steps, and live it out.. and then we meet someone, fall in love, have a family, and die.
but even though those may be what we call the 'guidelines' of life, there's a broader and even larger picture here. think of life as a balance beam. there's obstacles. either if it's rocks in your way, or maybe a step that's missing, or maybe a piece of wood that's wobbly and about to fall off.. you've just got to find your balance and be able to jump over it.. either alone, or if you're lucky, you've got someone holding your hand.
hey, guess what. you do have someone holding your hand. and that someone is Jesus. even in the times when we think we're alone, in the times where we're crying, asking for help, wanting someone to go to or somewhere to go, he's there. you may not notice, you may not know. he's always there with you. by your side. no matter how lonely you feel. even when you are surrounded by many people, masking your feelings. he knows. he is there. with you. every step of the way. you've got to know that Jesus will never abandon you, he will never leave you. when you feel alone, he's there. he's carrying you, holding your hand, leading you step by step.
sometimes, you're on a hill. and you're standing at the edge of the curb, on a hill. you climb taller and taller, going through life, or your day. as you climb taller, there's a point where you look down and you start getting afraid. getting afraid that you're going to fall off; getting afraid that you're going to fall, afraid that something might happen. some people, on their first tries climbing off that hill, they step off, turn around, and go back down, afraid and not willing to take the risk of going up that hill, that extra step. but force yourself to go up that hill. force yourself to take the step onto that second ledge, the one that's higher than the ground you were just on. because once you get to the top, you'll realize that you can balance through the whole thing, and you're proud of yourself. you've gotten to the top, and now all you can do is go down. getting to the top is hard. looking back and looking down, while attempting to climb to the top.. I was scared to take the next step. step onto the next ledge, on the hill that would bring me higher above ground. I was so scared I would fall off. I ended up turning around and stepping on to normal ground. I decided that there was no point in giving up; I admit I fell a few times.. gladly, I fell to the side where there was support. think about that. in life, we fall. we all fall. it might be a bad fall.. sometimes it might just be a little stumble. the ones that stumble, consider yourselves lucky. but the ones who fall all out; fall down the hill, fall off the ledge.. it takes a while to get back up, doesn't it? even MORE obstacles in your way, either it be pain or suffer.. either way, you know you have to get back up. we all fall. don't even deny it. you might think that your life is fine.. sooner or later, you're going to fall. but after you fall, it can't get any worse. there still are obstacles.. but you've learned that there's nothing to fear- you can balance, and even if you fall.. it'll be easier to get up.
Life is like that. we all fall down, once in our life. or maybe more than once. there's SO MANY obstacles in life; a rock in your way, a plank of wood not securely fastened.. that's how you get stronger. you fall, but you get stronger. the obstacles- we learn to overcome.
Jesus is with us. through our whole journey. he holds our hand.. he spots us when we stumble and falls. he helps us get up.. but we have to help ourselves first. he holds us when we fall.. and he makes us stronger. he puts these obstacles and falls in our life, in order to make us learn. for us to become stronger, and have strong faith in Him. we grow in faith when we fall. we grow in hope.
Jesus is always with us. You and Me. No matter what. at your lonliest times, at your busiest times. Always. holding your hand.
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