I’m in a weird spot in life right now. I think lots of people find themselves in this position from time to time. The details might change, but the feeling is pretty universally applicable. Life is out of control. Stuff is happening that you would like to change. Things don’t seem to make a lot of sense. You feel?

For me it’s been a combination of a lot of things that have gotten me here. I’ve lost some people very close to me due to illness. I lost my job this year. I watched as some of my closest friends went through huge pain in their life. I battled depression for a while. My wife struggled with the same things. My father had a brush with death that was too close for comfort. BLAH BLAH BLAH right?

The details are never what cause us the most pain. The reality of how little we can effect those details are what really get me. It’s stuff like this that makes me see how little control I really have in life. I read something that really stood out to me this morning:

Sometimes the best thing to do in life is keep moving. Look straight ahead. Stop worrying about everything that is beyond my control. I am starting to understand that focusing on what I need to do is the best way to work through all this weight in my life. So frequently I start swerving to the right or to the left by trying super hard to make everything work right or by just giving up. The message here is moderation. It’s consistency. It’s life. The beauty of this proverb is that if we keep moving and stop worrying about all the things we CAN”T do, we free ourselves up to start developing the things in our lives that will make us better people. It doesn’t make the problems disappear, but it gives us a unique opportunity to grow during a stage in life that feels like its trying to crush us.

Is it possible that what you and I need the most is focus? Someone that is going to read this needs to hear that they need to be looking directly forward. Focus on your stuff and your ways will be sure. Don’t wander into places you shouldn’t be. Don’t give in to anxiety and worry. Remember the details are never the problem. Our problems are seldom ever the actual problem. Often our problems are the start of God working something out in our lives. Painful? Yes. Worth it? I suppose that is your call. For me, all I can say is that I’m trying to trust that God has a plan and it’s better than any plan I could have made so I’m choosing just to roll with it.

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So we would like to know:

Have you ever been in a situation that totally didn’t make sense at the time, but worked itself out in the end? Are you in the middle of something weird now? Let us know about it in the comments below. We would love the opportunity to pray with you about what is going on in your life!