Satisfaction Guaranteed

You know you've heard it.  It's in commercials on the TV and on just about every label in the grocery store.  Don't like what you get?  You can return it for a full refund. How crazy is that?  It's like we've gone back in time.  You know, before we picked the item up off the shelf.

Don't you sometimes wish you could go back and fix something?  To get that full refund.  You know, since life doesn't always guarantee satisfaction.  I'm pretty sure it actually only guarantees obstacles (and I mean a LOT of them...).  

So why doesn't life always bring good with the bad, and the sad, and the difficult?

Well let me stop you there.  Yes, I know that you have every right in the world to believe the above statement is true.  However, I think it should be made clear that there is never just the bad, sad, or difficult.

I'm sure lots of you reading this have had times in your life that you felt like all you could see was the negative.  All your thoughts circle around things that have gone wrong.  

But through it all there was still a sun, a moon, and a whole day full of glorious things.  When we feel low, it seems hard to focus on the beautiful things life offers us.  All those things made to cheer us up and make us smile are gone to waste.  But I know for sure that one of the best ways to get your mind off of something is to just sit outside and watch the world take care of itself.  You can tell that you'll be alright.  The sun's still up, the birds are still chirping and life moves on with or without you.  If anything, it'll give you some relief.

As humans, we don't really need satisfaction 100% of the time.  A little bit of happiness can go a long way.  So in your pursuit of happiness, know that there will be challenges, but it is through those challenges and how we choose to face them that we get where we're really going.

So don't let anyone tell you that you've lost the battle and that God's not right there with you.  As easy as it may be to believe, it's not the facts.  If you're ever in doubt just open your eyes.

Now, to end our little 'sermon' I'd like to leave you with a song.  It's called 'God's Not Dead' by the Newsboys.

I know you may have heard it before, but make SURE you watch the video.  It's one of my all time favorites.  Like ever.  The message is just like what we were talking about.  In everything, there is God.  He's not just some myth or fictitious character.  He is alive and present in your life.  No matter what anyone says to you.  Can't you tell?

Much Love,