"Nothing is Happenstance..."

"Nothing is happenstance..."

 I believe that everything happens for a reason...
When my dad died from a hard fall that caused him his life, we were all in state of shock. And it would be for several years before healing has begun.

Days before my dad's passing, he cleaned out everything in his backyard; uprooted some bushes and trees that were withering, discarded stuff away from his shed like somehow he knew he got about 72 hours left to live. The night he died, it was a picture of a dark, blistering, freezing winter of December 9, 2005.

Because of how it happened, we had to pull together as a family and set aside individual differences of personal opinions among us. That was the very first funeral in the family. There was no such thing as the right words to say when you're mourning. A bucket of tears was shed, the pain sometimes is almost unbearable, a wrecking spirit ensued. It was a very long process for all of us before we have come into realization that the only acceptable reason we can confide in ourselves was God's higher purpose.

Thus, it was very important that we are a family of faith that God, through it all, He is the Almighty...We have to decide that we may not know the reasons why things happen so untimely, we have to put our trust in Him. We have to let Him be our Sovereign Father in our life. I know that's hard to do because we're all weak and sinners. We're always surrounded and bombarded with so many choices and with so many rights. It's mind-blowing how some people could make their claims outside the Word of God. That's wild trappings...

Guideposts is one of the magazines I read from cover to cover. "It's a monthly inspirational, interfaith, nonprofit magazine written by people from all walks of life. Its articles help readers achieve their maximum personal and spiritual potential." Today it felt compelling n my spirit to read all the articles. Something revelatory happened while I was reading up to the point where I felt so guilty for not being more audacious in a good way to do something bigger and challenging. I have allowed myself in a state of dormancy by creating dreams with the wrong souls and I only have myself to blame. But that's over now...We all have different lessons to learn from. And you know when you've really learned that lesson. That's between you and God and His grace.
  
One thing I want to reiterate is that: when you finally learned your lesson you feel completely free, and freedom has a new meaning which is forgiveness and acceptance of what you've done wrong and God is now the shepherd of your life. "And that you you are His sheep and you know His voice."What an assurance.

Now I get to choose how I embark a new journey, a new road. It may be a road less traveled but that's the path I'm taking. I know that the travelers on that path are willing to reach the end  with me...

Thanks for reading and till tomorrow.