chaotic melody

Sometimes life is confusing.
Sure there are lots of moments of beauty -
but sometimes,
you do everything right,
and nothing goes right.

Your dog runs away.
You fail the test.
You get dumped.
People you love die.
Bands you love break up.

Bad things happen to "good" people,

and it seems like the "bad" ones
always get ahead.

That's life -- but we don't expect life as a Christian

to be like that. We think if we give our life to God
He will keep us from everything difficult.

We thought we signed up for smooth sailing, not storms.

So what do you do?

Do you quit? Do you complain?

Do you get angry?

Does God even know or care what you are going through?

Does God even exist?

Those are some of the thoughts and emotions we go
through when life doesn't work out like we planned.

A man named David in the Bible wrote these words:

"even if I make my bed in hell -- still You are with me." (Psalm 139)

And later on, the apostle Paul wrote these words:

God is making "all things work together for good
to those who love God, and are called
according to His purpose."  (Romans 8).

The point?

• If my life is a mess because of my own mistakes -- God is still with me.
• If God is allowing suffering or heartache -- it's for a reason (and yeah, He is still with me in that too).

God is with you -- and He loves you!