The Roller Coaster

"Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures." - Joseph Addison

 

Today has been one of those days I've had to realize my losses and choose to move on. It's hard and difficult in a way I never thought was possible. You know, where you have those deep longings of the heart; dreams you have and hopes for certain things, then you realize that those longings, dreams and hopes most likely won't ever come to fruition.  It's sorta like being on a roller coaster....you get on the ride, you climb slowly to the top with agonizing excitement and then the big drop comes, you rush through the thrilling part and then "boom" you're done...you're at the end and you feel a  bit of disappointment that the ride is over and you wish it could have lasted longer. My longings, dreams and hopes seemed to have been riding on a roller coaster for the last year and then suddenly the ride came to a stop and I had this major let down, realizing that my dreams and hopes weren't going to be realized, because the people that I had envisioned in these hopes and dreams didn't dream the same thing I did! 

Life is that way, but when we realize that Jesus is the reason for hopes, longings and dreams, then all three of those things will come true! He never lets us down and if we set our sights on the One who is always faithful, is always trustworthy, is always there for us through thick and thin, then our lives will forever be lived on a roller coaster; we'll never really know what to expect, but we will have the assurance that God will never leave us with the "boom;" the "let down" and the disappointment. We will always have something to look forward to and we will always have our hopes, longings and dreams fulfilled. But we have to have our lives sunk so deeply into Him that our hopes are His hopes, our dreams are His dreams and our longings, His longings. 

"Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

When we delight ourselves in Him, loving his will, his way and his path, then our desires are going to be His desires, ultimately leading to Him giving us the desires of our heart... I hope that makes sense.
Seek after the Lord with all your heart, ask Him what His longings, dreams and hopes are for you. As you have guidance, follow what He shows you and watch the roller coaster of God's love take you to places you never thought you'd go. Let His overwhelming power surprise you with the excitement of His ways. Let His presence overwhelm you with the unknowns and the new things that He wants to accomplish with you and through you!

Blessings~