Have you ever seen the printout tape from an EKG? It shows the rhythm of your heart beat. It has highs and lows and times right in the middle. As I have looked at the events in my life and mapped out the highs and lows, I began to see the resemblance to an EKG.
One of the interesting things I noticed while I mapped out my life appeared when I added where God showed up along the way; He was everywhere. I am alive today because of the hope Jesus planted deep in my soul when I was very young. Even though my early life’s circumstances and experiences often brought pain, in my core I still believed God was with me and things would somehow turn out for the good in the end.
God was especially in the low parts of life when all was stripped away. I learned to trust and lean on Him. In the valleys I came heart to heart with God and I began to trust and believe He loved me for me and not for what I was or could be. He loves the imperfect human me and he has a plan for me. This is where I began to crave more time with God to get to know him more each day. I dove into His word, and that is where I want to remain. The growth of my personal relationship with God has brought revelation and confidence in knowing who I really am in Christ.
I realized the course of my life’s journey created the “me” I am today - and I like me! In the past I rarely felt this way. I have embraced my past and I am thankful for the lessons and strength Christ gives me. I’ve come to understand that as long as I am on this earth, my life’s journey will continue to go up and down so I can learn and continue to grow. I pray my life’s lows will never be as bad as the ones I’ve experienced in the past, but I choose to release my control and will to allow God to work His will. Only in that way I will turn out to be all He had planned for me to be. I won’t fight the rhythms of change and challenge; I will ask what I need to learn so I can grow.
Being a child of God is about serving and sharing with others so they can see Christ in me and desire to connect with Christ personally. It isn’t about my comfort and happiness. Besides, no one can steal my joy or hurt and imprison my spirit. In Christ I am free indeed. I want to get to my home in heaven and run into the arms of Jesus. I want Him to hug me and tell me how pleased He is that I embraced and learned from the rhythm of my life. This is my ultimate focus and goal.
What do you want at the end of your life’s read out?
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