The Future

The future has always had a unique understanding. As kids we dreamed of great things that we could do in the future. We could drive a car, go see a movie with out our parents or yes we could even go on a date with out needed a parent to come along. I remember when I was a kid, all I could picture was doing fun and awesome things. My imagination was endless with possibilities of what I could do in the future. Even when I was "growing up" I could still think of everything that would be so cool to do. Being an actor, a solider, adviser, some political person, secret agent or even having my own radio station. But you know, now the future some what has a different meaning, a different understanding. the dreams and all the wonders of the world still provide plenty of images for my ADD to kick in. But I realize that being a kid and the feeling of having no responsibilities or thinking that somehow everything will just randomly work out has seemed to loss its presences in my life. Normally stress and being a worry bug had no place in my life, until recently, with all this job loss and the uncertainty of the future markets has really made my blood pressure up. "Will I be able to find a job?" "Will I be able to support a future family?" "What sort of plan does God have for me and how will I know if I'm working on the right side of the path?" All these questions have been running through my mind recently. So often we forget that God truly has our side, not only does he have our side but has already given us a plan. the Bible says, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 That is a very powerful verse. God is not saying that my momma knows the plans for me, he is not saying that my father knows my plans but he is saying the HE knows the plays for me. And they are plans for a hope and a future. Having hope is one thing but having a future with that hope are two very important aspects of life. One can ont have a future with out hope and one can not have hope without some understanding or having some peace about their future. I have that peace because even though times are tough right now I have full confidence that the good Lord will bless me. Not because I have some warm fuzzy feeling inside me, no! But because the Bible tells me and through God's own personal revaltion to me through my life I know to take what the Bible says to be true. I tell you that the shadows always proves the sunshine. Life is always an amazing story to be told. Life should always have a wonder about it, a mystry towards it. I still have that wonder, but it is a wonder and amazment of the paths that Christ will lead me on. Praise him, praise him day after day!