struggle
“as i carry this cross, you’ll carry me”- Audrey Assad
such an intense set of words given to us. this is so powerful in so many ways. as we struggle in life we continue to assume that life is terrible and it will never get better.
we as christian are called to carry our cross everyday, our cross being our own worldly struggles. by taking it upon ourselves our own worldly sins and struggles we continue to get ourselves down. by struggle we know we will bring ourselves out of this struggle, we long to get rid of this struggle given to us. by us carrying our own cross in return the Lord will carry both.
we have to learn to truly trust in the Lord with everything. people say they do, but in all reality you don’t. you don’t know full trust in the Lord until you understand that nothing in life truly matters because he is life, love, and happiness. through him he will grant everything “delight in the Lord and he will satisfy the desires of your heart”(Psalms 34). the Lord knows what you want, you may be wrong but he knows what you desire what you long for, in the end he will grant it. now it will change over time but he knows everything about you! your whole life is planned in his hands. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations…”Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you.”(Jeremiah 1:5-8) Stop making excuses for yourself! do what the Lord asks and maybe your life wouldn’t suck as you would say.
everyone isnt perfect, and we are all hypocrites but we are called to live out not only our own words but also the word of the Lord. Just because you wear a cross doesn’t mean you live out the life Christ did. Just because you pray everyday doesn’t mean you are living out the life of Christ. Just because you go to adoration every week doesn’t mean you are living out the life of Christ. Living the life of Christ is in every aspect of your life sports, struggle, love, happiness, sorrow, school, clubs, etc. everything is his, turn yourself to the Lord, in the end everything will be good if everything isn’t good its not the end.
3 nails, 1 cross, eternal life. choose your choice wisely.