Just around the riverbend....

A walk in one direction may lead you to another. 

You never know what is just around the riverbend....

                                                         one step after 

                                                                                  the other 

What will you find? 

You will never know unless you look and see with not just your eyes but with your heart. 

What you find may change your life. 

There is a beautiful world underneath the trash. 

If only we would stop and see it for what it is, lifting our gaze heavenwards. 

"What I love most about rivers is:

You can't step in the same river twice

The water's always changing, always flowing"

Can you see the forest through the trees?

When you look at the natural world what do you see? Beauty. Design. Complexity. Wonder. Strength. Or maybe it is just a bunch of trees and open sky?

Are you able to see all that is before your eyes? Or are you limited by the noise of the world? Every day we have the opportunity to see the natural world as a reflection of something greater, if we choose to do so. 

Take a moment today to stop your busy life and find joy in the natural world around you. You will find greater appreciation for the world we have been placed on and call home. There is so much to learn about the natural world, if only we knew where to look. 

Life: a precious gift we are privileged to have and enjoy!

I took a huge leap of faith in coming to Glasgow, with high expectations of what my time here might look like. But, as life happens so does change. Change is guaranteed to come, often when we least expect it. We can enjoy the ride that life brings, but is there more to life than sitting on a ride and waiting for the next turn or bump? 

I appreciate where I am in life right now and I am able to enjoy it with those around me and with others who are a bit further away. My course load is manageable and I enjoy learning about the world around me, while still having the ability to see it for myself. So much of the world has already been uncovered with a spark of curiosity and patience, both of which I seem to have been gifted. 
 

The world we live in is amazing and full of wonderful surprises, but we are satisfied by the simplest of things, like smartphones or tv, that generally occupy our minds with nonsense. I believe that there is more to life than busying our minds and bodies, that we are all able to seek something greater. Our lives have so much more value than we ever could understand and we must appreciate all that we have. 

Consider your life, are you satisfied with where you are now or are you seeking something more? 

The biggest challenge I face is not knowing what I will be doing in the future. For a lot of people university is the time in life when they "find themselves" and determine what they will do upon graduation. But I am fully reassured that I am still undecided, with less than a year until I finish my degree. I know who I am and as a follower of Jesus I have complete faith that all of my challenges will be overcome in some way, but they may not be the way I think is best (it's often far better!). 

This life is very short and to spend our precious time worrying and planning is often a way to pass the time here on earth that is already so limited.
 

My challenge to you is to stop being busy and worrying, to seek God, to let go of your challenges, and engage in the ride God takes you on! 

Don't let life pass you by, it is far to short and you are worth it.