It'll Be Okay

I'm here to tell you that it'll be okay. Trust me, it'll be okay. What? you ask. What will be okay? Everything. Whatever you have on your mind right now, or whatever is weighing heavy on your heart, it'll be okay. Whatever you might be worrying about right now, or have been worrying about for the past year, it'll be okay. I'm reminded daily by the people that I am friends with on Facebook that they are worried about some aspect of their life. People are struggling with job loss, loneliness, broken homes, health problems. But no matter what, it will be okay. Why do I know this? Because I know that God is in control of my life and the lives of everyone on earth. And while what you may be going through right now might be the worst thing you've ever had to face or deal with or be put through, it too will be okay because God has a plan for your life. Does that plan mean that you'll never be sad, or scared or hurt? Nope. Does that mean that those things that are making you sad, or scared or hurt can be used for God's glory? Yep, exactly. We don't know why things happen the way they do. God does. We don't realize just how perfectly things work out in our lives until we take a few minutes and a few deep breaths and look back on our lives and the unexpected turns that we've taken. I know that I could have never gotten to where I am right now in my relationship with my wife, my kids, my friends, my work, or my God without those hiccups, stumbles and twists in my life that I had absolutely no control over. This past year has forced me to face my worry and doubt head on. Never before has God's written word been so true. Read Matthew 6:25-34. Read it two or three times. I'm not going to tell what it says. I want you to find a bible and read it. And once you're done reading it, I want you to say to yourself, "It'll be okay." Insert whatever you're up against and say it. And trust me, the first time you say it, you probably won't believe yourself. But don't worry, the more you say it, the more you'll begin to believe it. And then some day you'll look back on whatever it was and realize just how okay you've become.