ever ask: "Why me?"

We complain about the cross we bear--our burdens, whatever they may be...

jobs, family, relationships, "fairness," sickness, etc.

But what we don't realize

is that our hardship(s) are preparing us

for the dip in the road

that God can see and we can't.

God promises a safe landing

not

a calm passage.

When the road gets rough and the ride gets bumpy and uncomfortable,

we often ask

"God, why me?"

"But our problems, as big or small as they seem, are not punishment.

The are wake-up calls from a {loving} God.

God is not mad at you, He's mad about you,

and He will do whatever it takes to bring you back to Him"

(Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life).

When we can't understand why the world is crashing down all around us

we need to remember the message of the cross.

After all,

it's in that injustice, the greatest injustice in all of the world,

that our salvation lies.

If children with terminal cancer can find

love, joy, beauty and peace

in their day--and they do--why don't we?

~ Dan Zadra

* I received these images in an email forward today (the timing could not have been any better) so they are not my own work. There was no illustrator listed, so I don't know who to give the credit to, but just know they are not mine! I did, however write the follow up...(not the quotes, obviously).