Life being compared to a roller coaster is a frequent comparison. You go through the good parts, you go through the bad. For me, the significance of life being a roller coaster is very true and meaningful to my life.
Just like everyone, my life has its ups and downs. I am blessed beyond belief. I am healthy. I am going to a fantastic college, where I am not only being educated but I am being challenged and I am growing spiritually as well as emotionally. Not only am I attending this college but I don't need to stress about the finances thanks to my generous grandparents, and the blessings THEY have received. I have a warm comfy safe dorm to live. I have food whenever I need it. I have clothing I need, the school supplies I need, safe water to drink and a shower whenever I want one. I have great mentors, great friends, great professors, great people surrounding me. I could go on for a long time listing all of the things God has given me, few things that I have actually EARNED.
And, just like everyone, I have my downs. But I do not exactly consider them "downs" anymore. The reason that the roller coaster metaphor means more to me now is because, while riding a roller coaster, people feel joy. During the ups, during the downs, during the slow parts, whatever, people have a thrill and a joy that they long for, which is why we ride roller coasters in the first place. Life has a thrill and a joy for me that I long for, which is why I do this thing called Life. Up or a down, it doesn't matter, I am filled with joy.
I am filled with joy because I have an amazing savior. A savior that died for me. A savior that loves me more than anyone else could ever do, more than I could ever comprehend. A savior that blesses me even if I don't deserve it. A savior who GIVES me grace and blessings, and does not wait for me to EARN it, because we all know I never could. My savior protects me from evil, protects me from harm. My savior gave His son, His life, for ME. Even if there was not one other person who needed to be saved, Christ STILL would have died on that cross, even if it was for me alone. He has placed in me a joy, a burning passion for Him and for life, that can never be put out.
Instead of putting a cover on this fire, from now on I will be adding sticks to it. I will praise God when I am going through the downs, because I know He is just shaping me into the person He longs for me to be, and is preparing me for future trials and pains. I am blessed. And I am joyful. This, in a way, has become my "mission statement", my goal. No matter how long, or how short, this roller coaster will be, I will remain joyful throughout the entire ride.
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