Time to reflect

Every so often you come to a point in time when you have to stop and reflect on what happened. I've come to that point in time. I decided not to rally against the injustice I perceive happened. Instead I decided that I'm going to let go and let God take care of it. I know I should have done that all along. I know that it is hard for me to trust and it is scary too. You step out on a limb. You don't know what is going to happen. You hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

I won't doubt God's care for me. I've seen it this week even in the midst of what I felt were fiery trials. I can thank him for supporting me and showing the small tiny light in the distance that I can reach toward. I don't know what's going to happen next. No one does.

I admittedly feel alone. I ask myself if I am the only one that is balking at the circumstances I'm finding myself in. Is it wrong to question it? No. I feel I need to....

Remembering our Presidents

I bet you didn't know Monday was President's Day. No one celebrated it, except for a few federal offices and the post office. Used to be that we would have two days in February to celebrate. One day to celebrate Lincoln's birthday on February 12th, and the other day to celebrate Washington's birthday. Then some politician decided that we didn't need those two days. No one cared about the man who proclaimed emancipation for the slaves....Abraham Lincoln. No one cared about the man who became the Father of our Country. Instead it's now just another day....even the garbage collectors pick up trash....shame...! You honor a man whose legacy has been blown way out of proportion....more than you honor the men that fought for those freedoms.

Maybe I'm too old school for this travesty of justice....maybe I'm not PC enough. It sickens me that we create huge monuments for one man....He is not a god. The way we celebrate his legacy and forget the ones that gone before also sickens me. I fear for my country when we take away the honor that is due to men like Washington and Lincoln and give it to a man who represents only one segment of the population. Yes, the man in question did bring to the forefront the rancor and malice that some had against this segment. That's a good thing, but I'm sure he's probably rolling in his grace for all the fuss that is being made in his name.

I know you have heard the recordings of his speeches. I can't be certain of his whole heart, but am certain that he would have felt very uncomfortable with the focus being on him. Plenty of others before and since he left this world have left their mark. It's a shame when no one recognizes the huge marks both Lincoln and Washington have left on this country.

Unselfish love-Can it be real?

It's Valentine's Day. Love in its various forms comes to mind especially this day. Most of us when we think about love, we think about the kind of love that happens between a man and a woman. That can be good if it's not perverted to its lowest form. Selfless love between a man and a woman takes a lot of hard work and dedication. You have to get out of the mindset that you are the ultimate decision maker. This is hard. All of us want to be our own decision makers. We struggle when we feel that our needs are not being satisfied.

I thought a lot about the example that Jesus gave us when he sacrificed himself for us. His love was and still is an unselfish love. It boggles the mind to think about all he has done for us. Sometimes you question its realness. Could it possibly be real that he could love us so much to die? What can we do that will reflect our gratitude for everything he's provided and been?

We can love each other by listening and not judging the people around us. We can reach out and touch someone. When we do this, then we reflect God's love.

Desperate times

Some tell us that we're living in desperate times. Signs all around reflect that mentality. Can we pick ourselves up? Yes. We can move on. Right now it may seem that everything is dark and gloomy. We hear the despair in the voices around us. Yet we can't give in to them. There is a light. We can't see it now, but it's there.

Some tell us that we are nothing, and that we should take whatever rope is hanging in front of us to take. They don't know us. Only God does. Yes, it is okay to be nervous about the direction life is taking us. We can't, however, act out of desperation anymore.

Some tell us that we are fools for bucking the changes. Their desperation shows on their faces. Yes, it is scary...but it would be even more scary not to do this now.

We are not fools. Our lives will not be dictated by any government or corporate entity that decides to use its people like slaves or serfs without any recourse for redress of grievances. We follow a higher authority....an authority that respects everyone.