Childhood is Brief

It seems like my childhood passed right before my eyes it went by so fast looking back at it now. But then it seemed to last an eternity and I thought that I would never get through it. As I look back at the memorable times with my family gatherings on holidays and the ” Now I lay me down to sleep” prayers stand out the most. Why I ask myself? I think it was because even though some family gathering were hard, it was bearable because there were others I could share it with. From the beginning of my life I knew that their was a God or someone more powerful than us and that there has to be a reason for life. All of creation screamed this in my face especially as I got older. The prayers helped reinforce this idea of a creator of all, but it did not provide a clue to the purpose of my life. Only now looking back at my childhood can I see the designs my loving God had for me and how He was shaping me to be the person that I am today. I thank God childhood is brief because parts of mine were almost unbearable but God got me through all those hard parts by his strength and using my family and others that crossed my path to help Him help me. I did not really know God at this time just about Him and with all the troubles of life in the city it was hard to see outside my problems. But now I see so clearly that my problems are so small compared to others I have encountered. I had so many plans back then of what I wanted out of life and what I was going to grow up to be. It is laughable to think back at some of those thoughts but my purpose eventually showed itself as I learned to drive and explore our world. It was like discovering what I was made for and it is still that way today. Thank you Lord for giving me the desire to drive and to help others with their needs while doing it for money or volunteering it is the same it fills my heart with satisfaction.

*Originally posted at my blog "Can You Imagine."