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.