Three words that could define reality or does it? Most of us in one form or another could utilize these words to define something in or about our lives.
I can’t say that I have any true fears. Clearly, there are things I don’t like and try to avoid at all cost, but I could face them if I had to. The Bible is clear on fear when Jesus says without hesitation that we should have no fear. The first time I read those words, I questioned if we could ever live without fear. Certainly, in the world we live in now, you could ask yourself that daily! I have learned to live without fear. There are still those things I don’t like and don’t feel comfortable with, but with my relationship with God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I have no fear!
The facts of life these days can be daunting. What we thought we knew is not the same. I remember back to the sixties, probably the fondest times of my life. Then, in 1963, when John F. Kennedy was shot something inside me knew that life would never be the same. I didn’t even like the guy, but it was the event itself that would lead this country on a downward spiral.
Now, as an aging adult, I have seen, heard, and lived a lot since Kennedy, Vietnam Nam, and other events that had their own impact on the world.
Now, we fast forward to today. The fantasy period where the fine lines of reality are getting harder to see. Where a guy in a soon- to-be rubber suit called himself president. But, there is still hope. Finally, hope floats. Even through all the madness, God has a plan. While America has elected a new president, he is just a man. Some call Trump hero, but who he really is will be tested.
Whether you see him or not, God is making his own way across this country. Through the greatest disaster this country has ever known, his hand is leading and healing. Miracles are happening daily in what is left of western North Carolina and the adjoining Tennesee range. The fear became reality for those people, but the fact is a lot of them did survive. In some form, the fantasy of the mountains still exists. The healing power of the holy trinity will be there for eternity.
If you don’t have a church home, that is okay. What is important is that spiritual connection between you and Jesus. God is not dead! He lives through you. Even on the worst of days, Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world!
Life continues and still has beauty worth seeing.
Through My Eyes 