Future

I watched the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender again. Of course, everything turns out wonderfully and everyone is happy and all smiles. But when I thought about it for a moment, I realized something: that's not the true ending. Sure, it's the end of the show and there's no more left to tell, but the truth is that everything that happened during the show has loose ends. After the show is over, the characters still learn things as they continue their lives.

Life in Christ is much the same way. There's no moment at which everything is finished (except at death). I catch myself trying to find that moment where everything in my walk with God makes sense, but the truth is that it's being written with every breath that I take. Even though I may suffer through a valley or feel jubilation at the top of a mountain, the journey always continues.

A relationship with Christ is just that: a relationship. It never stops growing or evolving. It continues to the moment of death - or rather rebirth - and moving into the next world.

So even though there are times that I see myself in struggle, I know that the story does not end. Even in the times where things are going well, the story does not end. Sometimes the thought of knowing that there is more to come in my life helps me get through the day. Knowing that there are more experiences and more adventures sets a relieving calm upon me.

It reminds of Jeremiah 29:11 " 'For I know the plans I have for you' declares the Lord, 'Plans to help you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.' "

Or in the words of Captain Kirk: "Thataway!"

The future. Live it well.