As I writer,
I’ve worked on numerous book projects. “Thin Enough” was my first major
project. I spent a great deal of time mining past experiences from painful
eating disorder incidents.
And, to look
at those situations, it did, indeed, appear that life is truly, truly bad. But,
as I worked on, what ultimately became the chapters of that book and other
chapters of other book projects since, I’ve come to realize that “bad patches”
don’t last forever. They may FEEL like it, but, sooner or later, life moves on.
“So we fix our eyes not on what is
seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is
unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:18
Life is
filled with all kinds of chapters: love, loss, death, pain, success, failure, joy
and learning. But through it all, God has a purpose- and it’s not hopeless.
"Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and
there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, Declaring
the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been
done, Saying, 'My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My
good pleasure'; Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man of My
purpose from a far country. Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, surely I will do it.…
Isaiah 46:9-11
What’s your
chapter lately? Is it “the best of times… or the worst?” Whatever it may be, even
if it is a bad chapter, there are more incredible blessings to come. Hang on;
the page will be turning soon!
Copyright
© 2016 by Sheryle Cruse
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