Rollar Coasters

I love rollar coasters. I love the thrill that you have when you are hanging hundreds of feet in the air. There is something about it that just draws me in. It might be the fact that I am taking a risk or the adrenaline that is inside of me. I don't know, but I love them. I stand in line for hours to go on a ride that will last a minute or two if even that long. I walk off the ride and say man that was worth it. All that waiting was worth it.
I am placing my life into the hands of a little seat belt that holds me in and prevents me from freefalling to my death. I am trusting the people that are running the rides. I am trusting that they know what they are doing and that the ride that I am about ready to go on is running ok. I can go to cedar point for the day and have the time of my life but when it comes to life, I like to keep my feet planted firmly on the ground and I don't like to let them leave the ground. It seems as if God is taking me on a rollar coaster and I am free-falling hundreds of feet. It is like the millenium force. I am in the front seat and I can't see anything as I am falling headfirst. God is saying that I need to trust him. He will not let anything happen to me and that he knows what he is doing. This past week and summer has been a rollar coaster for me. My emotions have been crazy. I start to have doubts about different things. Just like when you are going up that first hill of Millenium Force. You are saying to yourself "What was I thinking?" You are asking yourself what you got yourself into? I know that this is a testing point for me. I know that God has a plan and that I need to trust him and accept his love. There is this song that I have been playing over and over. It is called worth it all. As I go on this ride of life. I know that at the end of these trials I will say that it will be worth it.

Patience

"So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold- though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world" 1Peter 1:6-7

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever" Hebrews 13:8

"Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for what all he has done. Then you will experiece God's peace. which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live In Christ Jesus." Phillipians 4:6-7

This has been a tough summer. Unlike any other summer. God is taking me through the fire and testing me like I have never been tested. Things are happening that I cannot do on my own. I have to trust God that he knows what he is doing and that he has a plan. I am scared to death what the coming months and year will look like but I know that I serve a God who has it under control and that I can trust him. I pray that in the midst of harship that I will have a joy and peace that only God can give me. I know that it will all work out for the glory of him. Even in the midst of it all, God has given me so much. I want to take advantage of all that God had given me. I don't want to waste what he has blessed me with. I want to make the most of this summer, even though it has not gone as planned. I want to continue building friendships and enjoying the friends that God has placed in my life for such a time as this. I pray that we will go even deeper as friends.