FRIDAY THOUGHTS #142: Ingredients

 

Ingredients.

Sometimes in life it seems like things just don't make ANY sense. I know you all can relate to this, it's a part of the journey. The journey towards a goal/dream or purpose is far from linear. It zigs, it zags...and then it zags some more and then it zags even further than that and back again. The phrase: "life is stranger than fiction" couldn't be more true. I'm sure you can look back at some of your experiences and say to yourself, "I can't believe that shit happened to me?!" lol, am I right or am I right??! You can't make it up, life will throw you a seemingly infinite number of curveballs and plot twists on your journey...and it's supposed to be that way. Remember: if it was easy, everybody would do it...and that's why it's so beautiful when it's done.

This journey is not for the weak or faint of heart. This journey squeezes all of the impurities out of your heart and forces you to become the person you were always meant to be in the process. This journey is meant to be as challenging as it is. This journey is the most beautiful, rewarding and chaotic experience you'll ever have. 

Now, during this journey through ALL of the ups and downs, you'll start to see why it all happened the way it did. 

It reminds me of a sermon I heard from Joel Osteen, he talked about baking cookies. He says, (I'm paraphrasing), "when you make chocolate chip cookies and you look at all the ingredients by themselves, it isn't very impressive, matter of fact, some of the ingredients taste horrible when eating by themselves but once when you add them all together it starts to make sense! Our life is like baking cookies, it may not look good in your life right now but that's okay, at the right time God will add the final ingredient and it will all make sense". I'm liberally paraphrasing but you get the point - the point is that you're challenges by themselves don't like appetizing at the moment: that divorce/breakup, loss of a job, you may have had a health scare even, etc. whatever the challenge there is a blessing in it if you stay the course and keep the faith.

Trust me, one day all of your ingredients/painful situations will all make sense and what a beautiful day that will be. Your pain is never wasted and never not accompanied by much needed growth/preparation. It will all make sense I promise...just make sure you stay on course and enjoy the view on the other side - the view is worth it. I see you and I believe in you. #keepgoing