Mosher Family: Life's bump in the roads cause you to see the horizon more clearly

This was not the best week for me as you have probably figured out by my posting. I don't think it helps that I'm buried up to my neck in work -- bad news hits you worse when you are stressed.

But I realized that even though bad things happened, there are more than twice that many good things happening too. I think God chooses to work this way. BUT, we have to look for it. I honestly felt like there was serious darkness, but I could feel the light on my face. There was light causing me to put life into perspective.

Can you see positive situations despite the deepest darkest moments?

As I was struggling, I came across Romans 15:1-5.

¹ We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. ² We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. ³ For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”^[a] ⁴ Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.

⁵ May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus.

Ouch, right? That's what I THOUGHT! Because I'm strong (only in Him), I have to help others and build them up. This was not my thought process. Not a natural reaction to be kind and patient encouraging those who hurt you.

WAIT PATIENTLY (not my strong suit) for God's promises to be fullfilled -- did you notice it didn't say MAYBE? If He feels like it? TO BE is what it says. What a fantastic promise, now to trust Him with the details of how, when, where and in what way.

Then the message at church today was on the POWER of the Holy Spirit. That He can fill your life and go forth with you, filling every crack and every void. I certainly need that.