Until yesterday as I found myself looking back on 2009. It was a hard year for me... but then I realized: Yes, the world was consistently happier when I was little. Yes, I have felt pain I could never have felt as a child. But I've realized that as we get older, yes the bad things that happen do get worse, but the good things, the beautiful things, the moments that take are breath away ALSO get better! I've experienced things I never could have if I had stayed a child my whole life!
This past summer was a hard one for me in more ways than one and I found myself thinking, "I want to go back in time and be a kid again. Then I wouldn't have to worry about any of this!" But now, looking back on 2009, I wouldn't trade my life for anything in the world!! You see, the bad things that happen in this world cannot even compare to the Beauty that takes place here. It cannot even put a dent in the hope I have for the future! I've read the end of the book you see, I know that all the happiest endings we've ever heard of or read about or seen in movies... the ones that touched our heart and brought us to inexplicable tears... I know none of those endings will even compare to OUR ending, the one God has prepared for us.
So remember that when you're going through a dark moment in light. Remember that the "Shadows prove the sunshine." Remember God has a plan for you and an ending that's better than the happiest ending you've ever dreamed about. Instead of focusing on the tragic, hard, and dark things in this world, Look for the hidden beauty... John Lennon wrote, " Living is easy with eyes closed..." It's true but it's also dark when you close your eyes. Beauty is much easier to find if your eyes have been opened. Pray and ask God to let you see the world through His eyes. You'll be amazed at what you've been missing.
