A still colicky baby, mastitis multiple times, insomnia in addition to multiple wakings for nursing, repeatedly sick on top of chronic illness- and that on top of you know, all the normal stuff- church stuff, Bible study, meetings, step family life, appointments and when we get around to it, cooking, grocery shopping and cleaning. It's been exhausting and not having family here with us, especially for a break, has been hard. Don't get me wrong, I love my baby, but it certainly would be nice if he could be little calmer and not scream his lungs out every chance he gets. It would be amazing if we lived near family or them near us. I can look at the big picture and come up with 239375493 things I'd like to change.
It's so easy to focus on our problems- as we all know- I have lots of them! 🙋It's especially easy to do when those problems become so consuming- when you have chronic illness and you need to adjust your life to live accordingly, when a 104 fever from mastitis literally prevents you from getting out of bed, when a constantly crying baby demands your every bit of attention and energy...
But as Easter approaches tomorrow and as Good Friday passed yesterday, I was thinking more about these problems I have, we all have (in some way, shape or form). And these problems, are nothing compared to the problems Jesus faced. He went to the cross, nails beaten into His arms, blood shed from His body, and then He died. And He did it for us. All of our sins, all of our sickness, all of our problems have been nailed to that cross.
And then He rose again! And He lives! We have been given the opportunity to go to heaven where there will be no more sin, no more sickness, no more problems. There will only be life- life eternal- in heaven for all those who accepted Him.
We haven't faced what Jesus has faced, so relative to our own lives yeah, our problems are real and our problems are hard. We need to talk about them, share with others, grieve things, allow feelings. But when you look to Jesus, which is where/who we should be looking to for all things- our problems, really aren't all that bad. So this Easter I'll be striving to look more to Him and less to myself and the world around me, and I encourage you all, regardless of what you face, to do the same. After all, He overcame death- He can certainly help us overcome all that's a part of life.
In this world you will have trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world! John 16:33
