“If you’ve got nothing to dance about, find a reason to sing.” ~Melody Carstairs
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” ~Helen Keller
“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
“In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world.” ~Jesus, Matthew 16:33
Have you ever been on a ride that you were terrified of, that you wanted to get off THAT minute, right now? I’ve been on many of those kind of rides, from rollercoasters that I got talked into, to the Dinosaur ride in the Animal Kingdom (terrified me!) , to a rocking and rolling ferry ride from St. Maarten to Anguilla and back(another story for another day). But in all those instances, the only way I could see to get off was to finish the ride. Set my jaw, grit my teeth, and try to laugh through the fear a bit. The best part of course, is the getting off, the being back on familiar terra firma, knowing that I survived, and even better, have a wonderful new tale to tell. 🙂
Life can feel like a scary ride, and many times you feel like shouting, “Enough! I want to get off!” But it’s best to ride it out, and keep remembering that it will pass, that things will even out, that the Maker of the all things can also calm storms with one Word. And that maybe, when I get off, I can help someone else with my story of the ride. Blessings, Lisa
“Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. ‘Where is your faith?’ he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, ‘Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.’ ” ~Luke 8:24b-25
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