"Take a chance on God. After all, He took a chance on you."
- from Take a Chance on Me by Susan May Warren
If you read this blog, or know me outside of the blogosphere you would know that I misplaced something awhile ago.
It's like I was Ariel being dropped onto land, sitting at a banquet table and using a fork to comb my hair.
Things just didn't seem right. They just didn't feel right.
I first wrote those words weeks ago, if not months ago. We've all been there. I know I have been time, and time and time again.
I look outside on a sunny day and see the beauty around me. I acknowledge that this is not some random occurrence. This is something created by God. Something wonderful. But while looking at that beauty I feel less than.
I think about how luck I am to have the friends I do. And then I feel loneliness.
I take a moment to reflect on my life, having a job, a roof over my head, a car, etc. But while reflecting I think about the things I don't have: a job teaching social studies, a significant other to share my life with, the marriage and children I thought (planned) that I would have by now.
I first wrote those words weeks ago, if not months ago. We've all been there. I know I have been time, and time and time again.
I look outside on a sunny day and see the beauty around me. I acknowledge that this is not some random occurrence. This is something created by God. Something wonderful. But while looking at that beauty I feel less than.
I think about how luck I am to have the friends I do. And then I feel loneliness.
I take a moment to reflect on my life, having a job, a roof over my head, a car, etc. But while reflecting I think about the things I don't have: a job teaching social studies, a significant other to share my life with, the marriage and children I thought (planned) that I would have by now.
Belief: acceptance (of something) as true
Faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something
I believe that there are moments when we lose our faith. When we set it down, the then for the life of you can't remember where you put it.
I'm at a point where it feels awkward. Awkward and I can't really explain why. I know. I know deep down that I want to have complete trust and confidence in God. I just don't know where to begin. And I'm scared. Scared that if I let it go then I can never reel it back in.
I sense God saying "Take a Chance on Me" but I don't know how to do it. I'm not a risk taker. I'm a calculator. I'm a planner. I look at a situation from many angles, finding the one I determine to be the best for everyone.
How then, how do I take a chance on God? What is my next step? (See there's the planning again.)
Remember many things in life can wait,
but taking a chance
and The Sunset Won't.
Take a Chance on My by Susan May Warren check out Ms. Warren's website for more information and links to buy the book.
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