This brother knows whats up

In order to be sure that we are doing God's will, we should simply develop an attitude of faith, hope, and love. We need not to be concerned about anything else. It is simply not important and should only be regarded as the means of getting to the final goal of being entirely lost in the love of God.
- Brother Lawrence

About a year ago, if you asked me if I thought I was was an optimistic person or not, I would probably answer with the response of, No I dont consider myself to be optimisticand I dont think I am pessimistic either. I am just realistic. Looking back I see what I thought realism was, and lets just say things have changed. Still the labels of optimism and pessimism have not changed for me, instead reality has. Jumping off a cliff (metephorically please) only to see if God will catch you is something that happens in a life of anyone who will be changed. Seeking out God's will, for the most part, always means encountering these cliffs. Stepping off of that cliff does not seem like a realistic descision. But what real reality looks like is not logical and does not make sense to any reasonable person. I wanted to be reasonable at a point in my life. Being reasonable was being smart and safe and wise. Yeah, God showed me otherwise. He is beyond reason and He is beyond what is logical. He doesnt make sense so stop trying to figure things out. Stop pretending like you know what is best.

We too often forget about the greatest variable in the equation- how great the God waiting for us on the other side is. What He is capable of or just the fact that He is there. He is there. Its like He makes everything okay.

I love that reality is something that is in itself faithful, hopeful, and abounding in love. It gives us a reason to have faith, hope, and love in our lives. I am so in love.