Unwavering Faith in an Ever Changing World

Life used to be so simple,  too simple at times but I am so happy about where I came from and the childhood I had.  Perfectly situated in an imperfect family but looking back I am glad for the simple days in the sun, in a tree, in the dirt, being chased by cows, catching grasshoppers in cow fields, learning to drive in a cow pasture when I was not tall enough to but granny let me drive anyway...and she laughed when I almost wrecked her car into a fence...go figure I would find the one object in a massive field and almost hit it. I am grateful for picking corn and shucking it or snapping beans or finding random creeks or cricks to jump in, cooler full of sandwiches and drinks to make a day of it. I am thankful for the simple times because I can reflect and close my eyes and be there. Life is so busy and full, how I long for the simple days. On my list of goals I am working towards, is a house with a big front porch so I can put a swing on it. I would use that swing morning and night, cool or hot doesn't matter. I want a yard big enough that I don't hear or see another person for quite a distance. I want some peace and quiet, the kind when I get home I don't hear a sound other than what Emma or nature create. As a kid I wanted the opposite, I used to think grannys house was too quiet...now I know why they have been there so long. This world is so noisy, full of uncertainty and change. I am only passing through and it's starting to really feel foreign. As a Christian, I am created for so very much more than what this earth offers...it's almost like being home sick for a place that I've never been. Maybe that's where the desire for a big front porch and swing come from...peaceful and calm...a deeper connection to what is to come. I am made for a kingdom so majestic my own mind cannot fathom what is being done in my favor as we speak...he is preparing. As things fall and crumble in my earthly home,  I am so thankful for God calling my heart as a child.  I am glad that I just have a visitor's pass to America. My heart breaks for our nation but my heart is readying. I will do just as I am called and that is to love. Just as Christ does. We will all be judged before the throne,  we all fall short of the Glory of God. I know what God's word says about marriage and I will hold onto that truth but I will not judge.  An earthly law was passed but God's word stands the same, I will continue to look forward and train my daughter up right.  In the eyes of the Lord, marriage is between man and woman,  the law may recognize it but God does not and in the end. ..that is all that should matter. Our world is always changing,  make sure you have the unchanging word of God on your heart to keep you afloat during this journey home.