My Constant & A Clean Reminder

There are so many things in this world that are unstable, inconsistent, and so easily broken. Seeing the brokenness in Japan, and in other natural disasters, is a reminder of the insecurity in even the things we view as being so secure and stable. Our families. Our homes. Our jobs. Add to the list what you will.

As of lately it seems as though the one thing that has always been a constant to me has been shattered and shredded. My family. It's temporary, I know. But what I don't know is how long this is going to last. Weeks? Yes. Months? Yes. Years? It's looking that way.

Nothing of this world is constant. Nothing. Everything changes. The flowers, trees and grass grow, shed, and regrow. People die or leave. The Seasons come and go. Rain and snow exchange places [if we're lucky. This is New Mexico after all]. Our children grow up and will one day move away. Although that's a ways off, they have already changed so very much. The one thing that every remains the same is God's love for us. That never changes, fades, or is otherwise.

He loves us without conditions and without fail.

I'm learning that one thing I crave is stability. I crave there being something that I can hold on to all the time. Something that can't ever be taken from me. And well...anything tangible can be taken from me. God's love is that one thing. Well, God, in general, is that constant. He will always be there.

I'm also learning that I need reminders of this, more often than I realize. And lately I'm receiving them just exactly when I need them. Which just so happens to be yet another reminder of His amazing love.

My thankfulness for these reminders is unmeasurable.

Completely unrelated, I've developed the unquenchable urge to be baptized [no pun intended]. I'm ready for a fresh start. I know being baptized won't give me a new start by itself. It will, however, be a clean reminder to refresh myself in Him, daily. Don't worry. I'll wait until it's warmer. Mainly because I know how blasted cold the baptistery is, even during the summer.

I feel some energy for passion coming back. There has always been passion of sorts in my life. And something you're passionate about always takes energy. Quite frankly, the last 4 months have drained me so that I haven't been passionate about anything. That's changing. Be warned.