Life's Appreciations

It doesn't seem to be often enough, that we can really sit back and appreciate (truly appreciate) what "life" offers. We're usually caught up in the "me" moments; those moments that seem to collectively populate all of the hours of our day. These are the moments that consciously (or unconsciously) gain strength throughout the course of a day regardless of our awareness of them most of the time. The moments that sometimes can potentially do more harm than good.

I believe that in a society that is riddled with selfishness and almost despise for helping others, that it becomes increasing daunting to stand up for what is righteous, for what we "believe" in. We are battled at all levels of the playing field. We are gruesomely slayed by the conglomerate of media sources that arrogantly pursue their hidden agendas in a fashion that eludes most of our common reason, enough so, to sway our young, most impressionable people.

However, as we have come to know, "such is life here on earth".

As age becomes us, we can only hope for a life that enlists more lessons, deeper transactions with our loved ones, and an overwhelming sense of peace that we have tried to do the best we can. There will be many occasions that we will reminisce about and know that we should have taken an alternate path, or made a different decision, but what remains is the fact that we made the choices we made based on what we knew at the time. Amidst the tribulations that come with learning life on life's terms, can come the highest sense of fulfillment known to us. If only we can understand the peace that awaits us, all of us; if only we could come to that place of humility, to drop our battle swords, to put down our shields.

Life wouldn't be this good if you didn't experience some of the bad, some of the pain. How can you truly know joy if you've never experienced pain? How can you truly enjoy the peace and love of God if you've never questioned what He was or is? I think that all of these questioning times in our lives turn out to be the most informative and influential times we experience and give us the stepping stones of wisdom we require to grow, regardless if that is what we seek.

Embrace life to its fullest. But...embrace it to its fullest in your Creator who graciously blesses us each day. Who gives us everything for reasons unbeknownst to us. Embrace the elders of the community who are longing for comfort and love. God gives each of us the ability, through His likeness, to provide to those in our lives who need it most. It is our duty, our responsibility, to act on this love and show those people God's "Agape" love.

To all of those who might be feeling "God's Nudge" to do something, I encourage you to follow that wholesome and Holy calling.

To only hear the words "‘Well done, good and faithful servant!" is truly all I ask.