Time to rise

Sometimes in life, when we think we've lost, we really have won.  I say that because God guides and protects us all the time and He knows what's best.  We should always trust Him and know that whatever happens in our lives, He's still guiding us the way.  This is why we say life is a journey because we don't know what tomorrow may bring.  Sometimes when life becomes chaotic or stressful, we call on Him and He's always there.  We need to call on God when things are going well also because we still need to maintain a strong relationship with Him.  The times when we lose focus and lose that connection are when our lives become crazy or a mess.  When we stay connected, we'll able to walk through the storms with our head held high with God's wisdom and strength. I know life can be too much sometimes but that's only when we allow it to get the best of us.   We don't need to complain but instead give our burdens to God.  This life is precious and when we value that gift, we gain joy and peace and the ability to finally live.  We spend way too much time on small things when we should be appreciating God's grace and sharing it with others.   God reminds us all the time of His grace because when we overcome things and look back and say how did that happen, we know it was God.  It's time to wake up by working toward being a good example and get away from our selfishness.  It's not about us and when we can't love our neighbor, we've completely lost focus and our lives become chaotic.  Life is too short for that so let's begin again by asking the Lord to help and guide us to do what we need to do so there would be no doubt in our actions but peace in our days one day at a time. Amen and Amen