The Long Journey Home

You never know where life is going to take you. You never know if you'll actually make it out alive or not. When you accidentally go down the wrong path, you'll run into potholes, sticks, stones and other hurt people along the way. Some of us are prepared and some of us never cope enough to actually finish the path. Somehow along this journey we grow, get stronger, and change. The more emotions and hardships our hearts endure, the more strength that develops. What an interesting concept...but even Jesus said, 'Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.'

At times I find myself pitying those who are going through trying times. Yet, those are the very people who are learning to be stronger than I am. They are the people who will reach their destination and help others fight through battles till they too become warriors. Maybe that's why God wants us to rejoice in our sufferings, to not carry others burdens, because it doesn't give us strength at all.

I've been walking down a narrow path. A path chosen for me. I've been battling Finances, a Broken Heart, Change, Stress, and Failure. There is more to the list but that is not the point. The point is that I am hurt, frustrated, sad, happy, angry, and fascinated. I believe this is the path I should be on. I believe in strength, hope and perseverance. I believe. As emotional as this time is for me, it makes me relieved to know that I'll make it out alive and I'll be tougher than before. I humbled kind of tough.

I've always been the type to love change and enjoy learning new things. This is a time in my life where I've learned so many things I can't even begin to explain what they are or how I learned them. When I finally reach my destination, I hope God uses me to encourage and help someone else in their time of need. For now, I'll be trusting in the Lord and His promises for me. I'll walk the narrow path and fight for my future.