If Not Now - When?

October 2021

We are born with hope but circumstances, our choices and the dealings of life can make hope an elusive imagination. The stains of life show in anger, jealousy, envy, violence, immorality and the like.  Stinking thinking and abused emotions cause our hope to evaporate.

Just like those unwanted plants in the garden, you cut them off at the base and they appear eradicated, but the next rain comes and back they come again, stronger than ever.

It is the same with your God ordained hope and future that hang like a coat in your soul. Hope will never go away.  There may be a possibility of a major change of career that takes you more towards that God birthed hope within. No matter what kind of training you pursued, there is a dream that keeps haunting you.  It is just like that coat in your soul; a beautiful garment but when am I going to put it on?

You know there is so much you have to offer though you don't say it out loud around other people.

Maybe your focus is on family right now  or other responsibilities have kept the dream in the background of your life but the time will be right and you will give your attention to that dream. Just don't let it wither and die in uncertainty.

You ask yourself, "How can I break out of the monotonous routine of my life?". This life that separates you from who you really are and how you want your life to show that gifted, released inner person, feels like a cocoon of repression.

Don't despair.  Dark spots in the soul are revealed in these quieter times of reflection and preparation. Living is about imagining a future worth pursuing.

It is about curiosity and continuous learning. To live our lives fully we must not only dream but we must also be ready and willing to continually adapt, so let the discovery begin!

Breathe - rest - trust God!

The Bible encourages us to "Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure." (Philippians 2:13 The Message).

Trust God! He formed you in your mother's womb and he is determined to bring you to your best life. He has had it planned since the beginning of time and he hasn't changed his mind.

David and Cherie Rodway