We all fall short

Its been awhile since I've written (without hiding behind my creativity) and spoken straight.

One reason why I am typing this out is because often when I do the answer\solution is spelt out whereas in my mind it is not as clear.

Ok, here goes. Feels like I'm learning to drive for the first time.

My heart has been so stirred deeply of late and this year (which has been the most challenging of them all). I have become so aware of our short comings as humans. We all have good intentions, but is that really good enough?

Some stories that have really got me thinking are:

I over heard my mom talking about her pastor being court for drinking and driving and sent to jail. Later to be rescued by another pastor who bailed him out.

Another is of a church secretary having an affair. My heart goes out to her and her family. What unsettled me the most was that I got an email to inform me what was going on. Needless to say I didn't really need to know.

People go through traumatic experiences and change for the better but only months later they are still carrying the hurt. Their families pay the price and carry the strain.

Drugs & alcohol accelerating murder, suicide and rape.

A friend of mine recently experienced the heart break of carrying a child for months and then suddenly losing it in a fall.

Couples who have dated for years end it in a day and seemingly move on to the next relationship. Where is the peace?

Long distance and the love of money can create much loneliness and heart ache in families tearing them apart without much thought.

Widows wrestle as they now have to work twice as hard in the home and at work. Where is the rest for them?

Porn is so readily available for men that it becomes natural to view it even when one has a girlfriend. Consequentially their view of woman can only be that they are objects. Where is true love?

It is said that most of our personality is developed before the age of 6. What if those where the most shaken years of your life? Where is the security and stability?

There is heart ache everywhere and my heart becomes troubled. Where is the hope, even for Christians?

The answer is always said to be in Christ but how do we believe this when his very own people are battling to find these answers?

Please don't get me wrong I don't know all the answers (but this is my blog so I am bound to give my opinion) but if I were to give it it would be that we in fact need to look beyond what we can see, stretch our faith into the realm of the unseen and trust and believe.

Ok simple answer I know but it does get deeper than that. My second word of advice would be that we do not place our trust in man, but in God. Let us not get discouraged when we see others not experiencing Gods best and trust that he has our best in mind.

And finally it would be that we ought to pray for one another. In the bible it says that " I pray that God would meet all your needs according to his riches in glory.". Note that it doesn't say "I pray that God meets all MY needs...". I think this was done on purpose. Imagine if we thought and prayed for everyone else's needs before we prayed for our own.

Maybe the world would have less murders, suicides, poor and needy people if we didn't get discouraged when we saw hopelessness and instead continued to pray and put others needs before our own. Oh and how much more powerful would it be if we did this in unity. Just a thought. One worth thinking about.

Let's create more good in this world, let's start giving non Christians good things to talk about us Christians. Let's live a life worthy of Gods calling.

The truth is that we all fall short of the glory of God. We don't always act worthy of Gods love, but he still loves us. Sometimes we hate God for disciplining us, but he still loves us. When we can't see the bigger picture, He can. Let us trust someone who is bigger than ourselves, who knows our shortcomings and loves us regardless.

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