Art is in the Eye of the Beholder

Go ahead and try to control the uncontrollable! See where you'll get. Is it really worth your time and sanity? Cause what happens over and over again will always be the same no matter what. Doing the same thing but expecting different results.....hmmm.....isn't that the definition of.....what was it???

Those thoughts were in my head the past couple of days. I have been thinking about some stuff in my life. and just keep wondering..Why do we always make the same bad judgment calls?? Ok ok, I know that we are all human, we are all foolish, we are all mistake prone, but when do we decide enough is enough? When do we actually decide the point where we REALLY learn our lesson and move on??

I was listnening to a great podcast from the Cornerstone Church, yes yes that's the home of Francis Chan, The topic for the day was Grace and Pain. The rhetorical question was "Why does God let bad things happen to good people?" The answer completely floored me! " The trials that God places in our lives are completely necessary." Are you kidding me? So you're telling me that all the crap, and pain, and heartache, and all the other stuff that really sucks is because it's neccessary for something? I started thinking...What kind of plan is he preparing me for?? Its like God has all these colors of paint...The different colors of pain...HE splatters them around and from the beginning we don't know what is going on, nor do we know what he is creating. But I guess God needs all the colors in order to make the wonderful tapestry that is our life. I guess that if we say that we trust God, lets ACTUALLY trust Him. Hey, I'm pointing the finger at my own forehead and I think its starting to get red now. I guess what I'm learning is...does it all really matter? All the things we become so concerned with in our lives, all the crap we worry our minds with, all the fears that control our wellbeing and mental peace? Is it really worth being bent out of shape considering our ultimate goal, which is to hear that we are a good and faithful servant. It kinda puts into perspective. It's funny though, I'll probably write about this same topic next month and the month after and the month after that. So, lets do this..lets be honest with ourselves and lets live in truth. Lets get rid of these rose colored glasses we have been using for so long and look at the reality which is our lives, and then...let us trust in God. He has everything planned, everything worked out for our good and His glory. As bad or as dark it can get in our lives, lets trust that the finished product is more glorious than we can ever imagine!!