The teacher is always quiet during a test...

This is your life...live it your way!!



SOOO...Yay! Tuesday is over! :) If you remember; my least favorite day of the week!! Haha So I think it was this last Saturday_I was watching a movie with my dad..a few actually. He never saw them though, because like usual...he fell asleep. hehehe and then he wakes up half way through and tries to catch up! :) so cute.. anyway, one movie we watched was An Unfinished Life, starring Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, and Jennifer Lopez. I don't know if any of you have ever seen it, but I sure got a great lesson from it! :)

In the movie a down on her luck woman, who was constantly abused by her boyfriend was desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. The father in-law blamed her for his sons death..something she blamed herself for every single day. Morgan Freeman's character proved that you can go through the worst thing in the world and still forgive. His character was mauled by a bear and he was in horrible condition... People wanted the bear gone for good, but not him... he knew the bear was an innocent animal and he forgave.. he didn't let the attack dwindle his spirit! :)

 I seriously recommend this movie... Everyone's life may take a bad turn, but does that mean you just give up? No. I don't think so anyway... You hear about people everyday who go through extreme struggles and accomplish soooo much! ...a shark attack, an explosion, a car accident.... People are told they may never get to walk again, but they won't accept that answer. Some people would give up... would say..."well the Dr. said.." Who cares what the doctor says!! They have been proven wrong MANY, MANY times! ..Then there are the people who laugh at the doctor and say "actually doc, YOU are wrong." ...Some of those people accomplish more than those of us who are fully capable. Why is that??

Possibly..it is because they ALMOST saw everything they loved to do be completely ripped out of their grasp! They realized how much their life would suck if they gave up. That if they didn't adjust to the obstacles in their way they may never be happy again. ..Sometimes..you don't realize what you have until it is taken from you. Those people didn't ask for those obstacles... they never ever planned for them either.. they just took what was given to them and that made them an even greater person! :)
Life isn't always what it seems... things will be taken from us, people too, but God is writting our story. I trust He knows what He is doing for me.. He knows EXACTLY what He is doing..and those lessons, they may be the hardest lessons ever, but just think about how strong you will be after the test. :) ..I saw a quote the other day that went a little something like this.. When you are going through something hard and you are wondering where God is at...just remember that the teacher is always quiet during a test! How awesome is that?? I never thought of it that way but it is true! God is ALWAYS right there if we need Him, but He wants us to try it on our own first.

I feel silly for being upset about my life sometimes.. I've been dealt a bad hand a time or two...but nothing like so many other people. My struggles are my struggles..just as bad as anyone elses..but we all need to realize that it isn't over until we say it is. Who likes giving up? being a quitter? ..eww not me.. But at times I want to soooo bad...but is my life that bad? is yours? ...maybe not. :) I look around and see soooo many faces that love me and if anything else doesn't help me...they do! :D

Somedays it may feel like you are all alone...  I have those days, but it's also those days that I connect with God more. And then I ask myself, what more do I need as long as I have Him?  With God, you are never alone.. He is the only one that doesn't get sick of our questions... He is the one who is always listening..always there! He is the one that gives that courage to the weak...the knowledge to know what we deserve..the heart to press on...the wisdom to know when we need to stop. He knows what He is doing... and He is the only one who knows our purpose.

The next time you get close to selling out...reconsider. There is a reason for your struggle! :)

-love-
  dan