So I am about to go to Golden, Co for the first time. Now I have been to Colorado many times before, and one of those places has never been Golden, and one of those times has never been in the summer. I can't wait to see God's Majesty in the Mountains, and scenery when not covered with snow. I look forward to exploring this town during the day wishing Lisanne could accompany me, but she has class. So I will make the most of it, taking pictures, walking, and drinking plenty of water. The high is 83 and the low is in the 40 and 50's. What a nice, nice, nice break for us from the weather. I am meeting Lisanne there, and our little guy Sammy will not be with us. Sammy flew when he was a little older than one, and let me tell you it wasn't fun for us or for him either. I learned something on that trip though. The only reason why he didn't like it was because it was unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and simply not what he wanted. These feelings and emotions are completely warranted at his age.
For some reason I started thinking back on the flight to and from, and remembering thinking "OMG, We are that family, and he is that child." At the same time I remember thinking hopefully people will understand. They did, we survived and got to spend time with family in Florida in the process. See I relate this to my own life and faith in this. I start with a question: What do I do when I am out of my omfort zone, unfamiliar with my surroundings, and don't like exactly how things are happeneing around me? I act like a 1 year old on a plane in a cramped airplane, with no escape. Sammy wasn't constantly moving around, he settled for a while, he slept (which was good) and looked out the window some. All in all he ultimatly knew that we had him. He was able to sleep because we were there with him.
God gives us peace in these tough times. He is there, he sees our fits, he sees our struggle, yet he is calm and no matter what we do he never changes.
I can't say I was calm with Sammy, I was not successful in being the patient, shinning example of a parent. I got quite flustered, and when I did Sammy could tell. This caused him to react more adversly.
This is the beauty of God, God knows, sees, and is aware of all. He isn't surprised. A good friend once told me, when I went through a divorce 7 years ago, that God was not surprised by my circumstances, that I would have to simply walk through it. Nothing I could do, can, or will do can ever change God's place in every situaiton that goes on around me. So why do I constantly act like the 1 year old when I know that isn't producing results. If God has my back, and never gets stressed then why do I worry.
I will tell you why. I constantly let my flesh come through, I don't do the battle daily like I should. I simply get comfortable, and that is a bad thing. Comfort is good, but not so good that you forget your purpose in life. God has this grand plan for me and every single person, and he despreatley wants us to experience it. What he won't do with that is force us to live it. He wants our whole heart. So God gives us our children as a gift, as well as an avenue to learn more about Him.
SO my question to you is, How comfortable are you? When is the last time you stepped out in faith? When is the last time you kicked and screemed because things were not exaclty as you pictured them?
May God be with you in all you do.
Brett Chancey
Jeremiah 29:11-14