A New Day (Concl.)

Told you yesterday that we would finish the thought of, "A New Day, this morning and so we shall. Wanted to talk to those of you who feel like you have had enough of stormy times for a while.

So, I want to take you on a, “What if,” scenario trip. A scenario that will help you during those times that you feel that you have been in the storm too long. Ready? Let’s go.

Do you remember when you got your first place of your own? Nothing quite like that feeling, is there? You felt like the whole world was out there waiting for you to make your mark upon it. You felt invincible, didn’t you?

Yep, there was nothing that you could not achieve. Finally, you were an adult and out of trade school or college and ready to start living the life that you had planned since you were a kid. Ah-h, remember that carefree feeling, that feeling of invincibility?

Hmph, then life had a go at you. But you were optimistic and weathered most of your storms, which seemed minimal at first. There were ups and downs through the years, but you persisted. You kept going. No matter what happened, you kept your faith in the God that your mother had talked to you so much about. Yes, that same God, Who you talked to so much as a child and learned to lean on and trust, kept you going through the good times and through the rough times.

You learned to bend without breaking, and in general, to be flexible. You learned to trust in God to help you make it through. People began to marvel at your faith, and you, you kept moving doggedly forward, your only goal to make it to Jesus and heaven. Somehow, determination, grit, and persistence had become your allies.

You did well. You learned to take life one day at a time. You learned to climb the mountain that you were on, one small step at a time... And then, one day you awoke with the knowledge that you had reached the top of the mountain whose rough side you had been climbing for years. You awoke to know, just know, that things were going to be different. You didn’t know how you knew and you didn’t care. You just knew that your years in the storm and of climbing that mountain were over.

Scenario Over

Tell me, how do you feel? Do you feel exhilaration, relief? You feel like that because of a “what if” scenario that we walked through today. Then here is what I want you to do for each day of your life for the rest of your life. With each new day, hope that today might be the day that your storm ceases. And then, my friend, you step on because one day your stormy season will end and perpetual joy will reign. One day your happiness will be so great that you will scarce think it is real.

Just Think About It

How do you think that Job felt when his captivity was turned? Such joy, oh such joy! And you, too, my friend if you remain faithful.

Doing What I Can, While I Can Because I Care,

Alma L. Grateful Stepping On Carr-Jones