The Unattainable

Oftentimes I think that if I just get to the top of an issue and conquer it, life will be down hill from there. Frequently, I entertain the thought that somehow, some zenith with be reached. In truth, my unspoken expectation is that eventually life will {should} get easier. And in some ways, it will.

Someday we wont be parenting 4 kids 5 and under.
Someday we wont be building a house ourselves and on the verge of moving.
Someday where I live wont be such a struggle.
Someday certain issues will be worked out.
Someday {sweet goodness hopefully} my kids will be able to wipe their own bums
Someday. Someday. Someday.

The reality, however, is that life is a battle. A constant battle. This side of eternity we will battle. We will battle hard. Valleys and mountaintops. Trials and triumphs. One thing goes up, another goes down. One bill paid, another due. One issue dealt with, another issue emerges. Happiness and grief. Joy and sorrow. In the midst, mercy, peace, grace and hope.

Easy? An illusion. Unattainable. Unrealistic. And I know I should be thankful to be pushed out of the comfort of the temporal. {Should}

Embracing sweet mercies. Letting go of the unattainable. Pressing on.

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Your life is short, your duties many, your assistance great, and your reward sure; therefore faint not, hold on and hold up, in ways of well-doing, and heaven shall make amends for all.
-Thomas Brooks-

....let us run with endurance the race that is set before us... Hebrews 12:1