Chaos.
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A literal life road sign:) |
The great thing about transition is that eventually, it comes to an end. It’s cheesy, but like the song, I usually picture life like a highway, with questions and looming events like road signs. I see them coming, and eventually drive past them. The new city becomes home, the acquaintances become family, the diploma is given and the job is found. I’ve found that if I can’t last through a transition, I would be quitting it to enter into another one, so I try to persevere until the uncharted territory becomes familiar, expanding the previous limits of my comfort.
If I woke up tomorrow with a picture of exactly what my life would look like for the next ten years, it would not change the fact that I only have today. I would still have the same people and work in front of me, and could still only live one day at a time. Whatever Jesus places in front of me today will prepare me for what is down the road if I respond to it correctly. In light of that, I try to be thankful for what I can see as I have faith for the things that I cannot see. If I do not embrace the moments I do have, what makes me think I will embrace those moments I hope for?
We can view the future in one of two ways: with dread or with anticipation. I often do not want to know what lies ahead in the future because I delight in the mystery of it all. I look forward to the “random” people and opportunities that will seem to come out of nowhere because I know that Jesus is not limited to my social circles and resources. He has storehouses and networks of his own, and has promised to take care of me as I seek to give my life for his glory. It has become fun to see how he works things out because he is faithful and incredibly creative.
As I recognize that human life is simply chaotic, it is things like these that I am thankful for. I also have peace in the fact that as I write, I am living out the answers to yesterday’s questions, and that makes the chaos at least seem a bit more calm.
These, I believe, are exactly the kinds of questions that people ask themselves and worry about constantly. You're approach to the 'chaos' in any persons life is how all of us should handle our own chaotic situations. Thanks Aria! Will definitely remember this post!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great post! Speaks to a lot of that graduation thing I'll be doing this spring. I honestly don't know where I'll be at this time next year...and it's terrifying. But, I suppose it's also very exciting! For the first time ever, there isn't a limit to what I can do, no strings attached.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Caleb and Gillian!
ReplyDeleteKeep persevering! :)