On the other side

We can sometimes think we are on the wrong side of life, a situation, or event and we think we are on the inside looking out, or the outside looking in.  I think that's just basic human nature and I know I've felt that way plenty of times.  

What I've come to realize is that when I am feeling a certain way and I have thoughts that being on the other side of whatever it is I am encountering would be better; I am reminded that situations and events in life will always occur and the strength and power to get through them is not left entirely to me.  I have a relationship with Jesus and when I pray to Him for guidance and humble myself, I am given that bit of hope and light to lead me through.  

I've been lead through many valleys in my years on this earth and know that I have some more that will come.  The difference for me between then and now is that I know I'm always on the right side of everything with Jesus on my side.

Philippians 4:6-7New Living Translation (NLT)

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Not easy

Faith does not make things easier, it makes them possible.

Luke 1:37

Sugar Coated

Last night while attending church it occurred to me that as humans, we often sugar coat our lives.  I know that I did, and it was for a variety of reasons. On the outside I portrayed confidence or joy, when on the inside I was scared and sometimes sad.  My main reason is that I didn't want anyone to get close to my heart.  I was afraid to show the love and compassion inside because I didn't feel like I was worthy enough to be loved.

I was living my life from the outside in instead of from the inside out.  I was basing my worth on what I thought others thought of me.  Throughout the past few years I have come to believe that God loves me just like I am and that gives me confidence to be who I truly am.

The end goal is to have the sweetest parts of life come from the inside.