Just pack everything you could possibly imagine wearing and even some extra things, just in case.
We all have to go through it. Sometimes it is welcomed; sometimes it is feared. Some people can deal with it; some people stumble over it every time. It is the only consistent thing in our lives. It is change.
I remember going on a cruise a couple years ago. It was in the Caribbean for eleven days and I was too excited. I packed everything I could possible imagine wearing and even some extra things, just in case. One thing that I didn’t take into consideration was motion sickness. I had never had a bout with it and so, I wasn’t anticipating starting now.
Motion sickness has to do with the inner ear being able to handle repeated movement (like the swell of the ocean or turbulence on a plane). Symptoms can range anywhere from nausea to vomiting to vertigo. I’m assuming that it is tough to endure, especially when your on vacation.
After our ship left the harbor, some people started to feel and be ill. I, thankfully, was not one of them. We encountered two hurricanes during our trip but, I never got sick. What is my point?
I was not prepared to have motion sickness. I didn’t even think about it until other people started getting sick. There I was, on a trip of a lifetime, and I was NOT going to deal with being sick. I just wasn’t. I didn’t even know that motion sickness was an issue until someone else told me about it. That doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t have been affected by it but, it does mean that I would not stress about something that hasn’t happened.
Sometimes in our lives, God allows us to go on “trips”. Some of them are fun and some are not. They are all, however, for our good. Most of us, I included, stress about things that have not happened. We stress about them as if it were guaranteed to happen. If you had a dollar for every time that you did that, how much do you think you would have right now? You would probably stress out about that.
Our faith is God should be completely centered in Jesus’ love. Why would He give his LIFE for us if we weren’t that important? And since we ARE that important, why wouldn’t God make sure that we were prepared to weather whatever storm or “trip” we take?
I’m talking to myself right now. All I can do is what I can do and nothing more. Let’s start off this new year making a decision (not a resolution). Say it with me: I can do only what God strengthens me to do. I will not stress out about what I cannot do. I will place all my cares into God’s hands and leave them there.
Bottom Line...Just pack everything you could possibly imagine wearing and even some extra things, just in case and then, get on the ship!