What is your Journey?

Life is full of journey's.

Some journeys we really wish we hadn't taken.  We came to a crossroads in our life and we had a choice to make.  Those foolish journey's are the ones that we regret.  For myself, I took some wrong paths, knowing the right path to choose, but I had to learn the hard way.  I was curious and wanted to see what would happen if I took it anyway.  Foolish journey!

Others are much more worthwhile.  We might not even know the greatness that awaits at the end of that journey until it is over.  We can look back on our path and realize the changes we see in our lives because we chose wisely.  Those are the fun journeys! The ones we enjoyed!

There are hard journeys too.  Ones that are hard not because of our choosing - loss, pain, grief all come with those journeys.  Those are kinda like a free fall.  We don't have as much control over those journeys, as we might have over those we choose. 

But the journey's don't end.  We have to keep growing.  We will have to keep choosing.  We have to keep moving through them.  We still have some maturing to do (as much as we might think we don't).  Some days, I wish the journey was over and I could just live a comfortable life from now on!  Easy. Comfortable. Soft. Light.  No bumps. No pain. No hurt.  I know I will not always want to choose the hardest journey.  I pray by God's grace I choose which path He has for me.

I am thankful for all the paths my life has taken which bring me to this very place in my life.  Yes, I'm even grateful for the hard journeys, the unwise journeys.  They brought me maturity and growth too.  Maybe not in a good way, but a harder way!  God made those journey's work for my good.  He used those wrong decisions and hard walks to show me His grace, His mercy and His forgiveness. 

And that is the point of our lives.  That is definitely the point of my life.  God makes it work for me!  Just as He always has, drawing me into His grace, mercy, and forgiveness.  He is the author and perfector!  He sent His son because I can't do it!

So I will continue to walk, to choose, and to accept Him as my Savior, as my author, and as my perfector.

Francis Chan

This really spoke to my heart this morning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=fHvDQQnRva4&feature=endscreen