Good morning, World!  It’s Friday!

Art imitates life so in music or movies, we hear and see poignant moments that stick in our brain because we’ve lived a similar tune or vignette.

Have you heard the country song by Rodney Atkins, “When you’re going through hell…keep on going”?

Have you seen the movie ‘Draft Day’ where one of the more memorable lines capturing the essence of the movie was, “Sometimes the correct path is the tortured one.”

At those pivotal moments of hell or torture, how you want to react (fight or flight) is at the core of your brain. How you choose to react is a little more learned than instinctual. How you should react might be considered spiritual.

If everything comes easy, how do you know good from bad? Do you gain the same perspective shifting from better to good back to better as you do when shifting from good to bad back to good again?

If everything was easy, how could we appreciate grace?

If we did everything perfectly, how might we experience mercy?

Hint: life is not easy and we are not perfect but we can get duped into thinking so pretty easily.

My world (like everyone’s at some point along their journey) has been disrupted and my hallucinations of control over my destiny are now replaced with the reality that God has the wheel.

I’m blessed to have a growing number of people support me in my journey and at points where I may feel desperate, almost as if on cue, a new friend or old acquaintance has shared words of inspiration they cling to. A few examples include;

“A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

“I can do all things through he who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭6

Have a blessed weekend (and a Happy Mother’s Day)!