The Tides of Life

Ever been to the ocean and watch the tides come in and go out and come back in again? I have, many times. And I love it. It's incredible to me that something so vast and huge could be so perfect and timed like clockwork. And it's all breathtakingly beautiful at the same time. :)

Now, I don't know how breathtakingly beautiful my life is right now (hehe! :p), but the rest seems to fit perfectly. Between college, homework, my new job (I'm working about 15 hours a week now, sometimes more!), family, chores, and friends, everything seems to come and go like the tides. Except lately, there seems to be a LOT more coming than going. Ug. But it's been good.. Pretty stressful, but good. :)

God has been showing me a lot lately by comparing my life to the ocean- For one, my life seems so vast and huge right now that it's impossible for me to control it. And what happens when I try? Haha, whaddya expect? It's impossible!! It ends up controling me, and my energy ends up shipwrecked on some island loaded with self-esteem eating canibals. I get beaten and torn, and I can't go on.

But what happens when I give it all to God? Well, He CREATED the ocean, right? He's the one that set up the natural laws for it to follow and created boundries in which the ocean is allowed to exist. And even though the ocean isn't by any means tame, He still has control, and everything works out. It's the same thing with my life: When I give the ocean of my life, stress, worries, troubles, fears, joys, and everything else, over to God, He *DOES* have control. Even though I might feel like everything is being tossed and turned for the time being, He's set up the rules and boundries for my life, and He knows where He wants it to go. He causes everything to work together "for the good of those who love Him, those who are called according to His purpose." :)

So, even though life is crazy and stressful and this 18 year old working college student doesn't have time to blog as faithfully as she used to, at least she can rest easy in the faith and knowledge that her God is doing something amazing with her part of the ocean and that, hopefull, in turn, she will be able to make an impact on other parts of the ocean flowing around her. "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven..." :D

May God love you, bless you, and keep you in His gentle (yet powerful) hands! :)


In Him,

<>< Christi <><