A Rather Blustery Day........

Today was a very winnnnnddddyyyy day.  The weather in my part of the world has been so strange lately. It doesn't feel much like winter here.

I was talking to a friend today and I made the comment...."it wasn't meant to be".  She said she did not believe in "meant to be" but instead "make it happen".  I have been thinking about that comment a lot.  I have never felt like a person who sits on their laurels waiting for my life's fate.  On the contrary, I feel like a person who is constantly just trying to manage my forward motion.  Trying not to trip on my own steps as I  

check off all my planned tasks while treading the unplanned events on any given day.  It made me kind of sad for my friend.  Does she not believe in a greater power than her own to navigate her life? Does she believe she must grasp the steering wheel of her life all alone?  I believe we must see our lives as a gift.  Everyday is a gift and we must make the most of this one life we have.  We must be productive stewards on our journeys.  But we must also know that we are not alone.  That there is a plan for our lives.  We have the choice to make decisions on our own or with the guidance and trust of our creator.  Trusting Him to take the wheel as we drive is one of the hardest things to wrestle with. I struggle with that everyday.  But I do believe in meant to be.  I move forward making productive choices everyday.  I make lots of bad choices to.  But either way, I know that I am not alone.  I know that I alone cannot make anything happen.

I believe today was meant to be.  That the wind and our strange weather is meant to be.  And that you and I are "meant to be".............