I've been chasing my past.
My memories, certainly rose colored, have been invading my time lately. How many of us chase a memory, a feeling, an experience, only to find that the result falls flat. That our body's need to feel a certain way again goes unsatisfied.
I think often about marching band. I think often about road trips. I think often about bonfires, sunsets, football games, starry nights, kind words, and fast cars.
But those things are in the past.
And I'm ok with that. I have a wonderful wife. I have four beautiful, if challenging, daughters. I have a good job.
I especially have a loving, generous, and forgiving Father in Heaven.
Without Him, my past might have killed me. My present would mean nothing. My future would frightening.
I'll take what I have now; with all of the feelings, stress, worry and pleasure that are included, I'll take it.
And I'll be thankful.
So I must ask. Where are you? Are you struggling with your past? Are you hiding from your future? Or are you enjoying the present and all of the things God is doing for you right now? Because you must face the fact that whatever your situation, you're still alive. And nothing is too big or too late for God to take control and lead you through.
Let go and let God. It's His plan. Let Him take control.
