What is impossible..?

Have you ever felt like life bombarded you with a roller coaster you never stood in line to ride?  Life has twists, turns, ups, and downs.  If you pay attention you'll see that regardless how the moment right now you are facing looks there are a lot more ups than downs.  It is sometimes hard to see through the tears, and the moments that it seems as if nothing will ever go right.  

Matthew 11:28-30 says:

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." 

I have been weary and burdened to the point of complete physical exhaustion.  Do you feel like that at times?  Especially, when part of the time you get physically exhausted from driving to and from different appointments.  Between normal everyday stuff, to the unexpected twists or pot holes in life that causes bumps and even some bruises, GOD is still there.  May not feel like you can easily feel or even speak with him like we can text, email, or phone someone to talk to, but HE is there.  

Last time I admitted my faith has faltered.  This time I feel a little stronger.  IT IS OKAY TO ADMIT YOU ARE WEAK.  You have permission to make a mistake and not feel judged by it! We as parents have our words, and actions, and even our emotions judged by people around us.  To those who want to judge: I forgive you for judging my character as a parent based on only what you could see without getting to the heart of the issues surrounding me and my family.

I have learned through my roller coaster of life that judging someone else based only by what I can see or hear leaves me without compassion, or an awareness of something that very well might be my family one day.  It can also leave you without a friend for life.  Who wants to be surrounded by those who judge you as a person, parent, friend, etc.? No one does.  It's like surrounding yourself with negative influences that will eat away at you.  

Another way life bombards us is the natural thinking of comparing ourselves to those around us.  I mean at times it seems someone else has it more together and you think, "Oh I wish I could be a super mom like her.  How does she/he have it all together?"  Guess what?  They probably don't.  If they do, than Kudos to them.  Life bombards everyone, no one is exempt from heartache, pain, struggles, or stress.  This roller coaster we are on begs us to hang on until the ride gets less bumpy and braces you for the track ahead.  

It may seem impossible to see around the next turn or hold on past this next bump, but it is possible.  All things are possible.  If what you perceive was impossible, there wouldn't be those who have endured it before to come out on the other side of it to tell their story.  

Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." 

Excerpt from a devotional in "Mom's Devotional Bible" -'When Mountains Won't Move:

When the mountains won't move, we can hold tight to the God who is in control and let him lead us through these days, picking the path around the mountains to the other side. 

So today, remember to hold on because the ups in life outweigh the downs.  You may be in a valley right now and can't see a way around your mountain, but hold on.  The climb to the top may be tough, but the view will be spectacular.