Risky business…

Everything is a risk. What if it doesn’t work out? What if I get sick? What if something bad happens? Oh dear friends, but what if it DOES work out!

A conversation I vividly remember asking our son just before graduating high school was: If you had a “do over” what would you have done differently? Without hesitation he said, I wish I would have gotten more involved in high school. I wish I would have went to everything I could and not been worried about failure. I wish I would have lived life to the fullest and taken opportunity without following the crowd. He told me he was going to push his siblings to do just that.

Realizing what opportunity means in fully living each day is amazing! Have you ever been around people that always find the good and humor in any situation? People that do not take life so seriously or just “go for it” because we are never guaranteed tomorrow?

How about the person that walks to his or her own beat and isn’t in the “cool” crowd? I used to worry constantly about safety, having friends and not being “left out” of events or being cast as different.  We all feel pain at some point in our lives of not being “liked” or included.  There are people that are natural born leaders making decisions that so many others follow, good or bad. You can look at social media daily, showing the wonderful things everyone else is doing without you. There ARE oodles of people doing good in this world and enjoying life that are NOT posting it.

It is natural to believe we are in control of our destiny and lives. We all have free will, however, as a Mother that has lost a child, I say to you…stop worrying and pray! God is large and in charge. If it is going to happen, it will, whether you worry or not. Do not hold yourself or your family back from living life. Do not let fear keep them from things that will help them grow as people. Talk to your family and your friends to see what their passions are and encourage them! You may be surprised that what you fear or is important to you, may not be to others and that is okay. I saw a video that showed parents being asked if you could have anyone over for dinner who would it be? The parents named many celebrities. Then their children were asked the same question…their answer, over and over was to be with their family. You may think, my kids wouldn’t say that! These parents were shocked as well.

Doing my best to serve the Lord in all things has never brought me distress. Yet trying to get others to volunteer to serve in many ways for growth, has. Know that no one can change another’s heart except God. Keep doing what you are doing if it is walking behind Christ. You may experience rough times, He does not promise you an easy life, ONLY an eternal one! The troubles of this world are temporary. Fear and anger will not help them. Seeing life after losing a child is eye opening. At times, the sadness can seem never ending day and night. Finding direction and peace again is a prayerful choice. Worrying that it may happen to you or yours is a waste of time. Put your faith in Him not yourself. You will see life in an entirely new light. Looking up to God and serving Him, allows you to shine a light for others. Shining a light would do no good if it was always bright. Looking up does not always bring the happiness you desire, but He will give you direction and opportunity. Look for answered prayers, they are there if we slow down enough to notice them. In this loud, busy world we live in it can be nearly impossible to stop and listen.  He is there in the stillness waiting for you.

Can you imagine what Jesus could post on social media? 🙂  Go out and enjoy today!

Peace & Blessings,

MamaC

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.  My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.  I and the Father are one.  John 10:27-30