Forget the Plain.

Ok...
An old Chinese Proverb says that you can't see the plain without scaling the mountain. One thing. Why do we want to see a plain? So we can see the beauty of reward, usually, right? What if we could see more then that. What if we could see the future. Don't panic. I do still have a brain in my noggin. But seriously, who doesn't worry about the days ahead? Tests to complete, friends to keep and schedules to hold.

My chief worry is what I'm going to do with my life. I know, I know. Sounds pretty drastic, doesn't it. But I do. There is so much opportunity out there and differences to make. I could do that! Where to start, though? Plenty of examples. Just take the Harris brothers, for one. And I could go on and on. The future is such a large subject that most people avoid it completely, or just don't take it seriously.

One day, I was flipping through my Bible, when I came upon Matthew 6:25-34.

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[b]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Each day has trouble enough of its own. You could say that again. I found so much comfort in these verses. It has SO many points to delve deeper into. But for now look carefully at verse 27. Worrying our lives away is no way to dilly-dally! There's a world out there, waiting to be discovered! Why complain, gripe and procrastinate when we could be scaling our mountains. Life's out there. Jump for it. God will be there to catch you.

Feeling very inspired,
~Stac