Choose life

I was thinking today as I rode the elevator up and down--going through 'normal' routines here at Philadelphia....what would I choose? Would I choose a solitary life with no hardships, coasting through with no ups and downs or would I choose a life with some struggles, some opportunities for growth and faith--knowing that there was a Sovereign God who cared and who was orchestrating every step to work out the best in my life. Would I choose a life that was stagnant or a life that was alive with hope, faith and love, with trust in a Heavenly Father that loves me...

I stopped for a second to think back on the past few weeks--as hard as they were, as challenging the waiting, the sorrow, the pain....I never felt alone, never felt deserted. How awesome it is as Christians to go through life knowing that whatever happens--our outcome never changes, our victory is always certain!

Deut. 30:19-20 sums it up:

"I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. And love God, your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him. Oh yes, He is life itself, a long life settled on the soil that God, your God, promised to give your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."