A day that dawns bright and optimistic, can unravel as
quickly and completely as one that begins with a tangle of trouble.
Whether I see it coming, or not, whether the undoing is of my own doing, or
not, there are days when I find myself on the backside of the bright side.
Life sends everyone for a ride on the backside. People let you down.
You disappoint yourself or someone else. Things hoped for, don't materialize.
Jobs disappear. Finances escalate. Health deteriorates. Loved ones pass
away.
Unless you live in an insulated bubble, a ride on the backside is
inevitable.
Experience on the backside has taught me not to run to the
company of misery - those faithless, open, outstretched arms of self pity &
hopelessness. I am not pitiful. I am not without hope and I am faith-filled. I
have returned, victorious, to the bright side after every experience on the
backside.
Where I am, is never as important as, who I am, while I'm
there.
I can sit in darkness and I can despair over being there. I can
moan and groan, pick up the phone and wail about my troubles to everyone who
will listen. I can pound people with my problems every chance I get. I can seek
out the company of those who enjoy misery's embrace and learn nothing from the
experience.
I can poke a hole in the veil that separates the backside
from the bright side and create a small stream of light to serve as a reminder
of the victory ahead. I can pray, and I can work my way through trials with
ever increasing patience and ever growing strength of endurance. I can pay
attention to the parts of my character that show up during difficult times and
acknowledge the areas of weakness that need building up. I can stand straighter
and taller each step of the way, until the day I can rip the veil from top to
bottom and claim my victory.
Even when life is at its darkest, you are
never on the backside of nowhere. The bright side is always there, waiting for
you to step back into it and experience your victory.
Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the
morning.
Psalm 30:5
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© 2002 Terri
McPherson
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
terri@wisehearts.com
 
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© 2003
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