Life Sucks... so?

Life Sucks

25"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26" Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
27"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
29yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
30"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
31"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
32"For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Suck is pretty much the going rate for life, nowadays. Everyone is saving up their jellybeans for the big jar at the end of this ride, but what is it getting us? Why do we do what we do? Are we going to follow the “he who dies with the most toys wins” logic?
There is a particular idea/truth I like to remember… God is on the throne. Some might not see this as truth, but for those with faith in Jesus Christ.. this should be an understanding beyond just an idea. He created the world. He created us, and the last thing He’s going to do is sit back and let us just waste away. There are plans for us. We have to step out in faith… and perform every task as if it were an act of worship..
This may sound odd.. “how is taking the trash out an act of worship?” it is in our attitude. At Iron City, we were challenged to give God the first 15 minutes of the day in prayer. Some may wonder how you can pray for 15 minutes… most can vent to a friend for longer than that… so why not vent to the One that has the power to change things? We’ve gotten stagnant in our prayer… we pray for someone to be healed and then are shocked when it actually happens. This is not how it should be.
I don’t know what will happen with my job.. or with my future.. but one thing I do know is that God is on the throne.. Jesus Christ died for me…. And as long as I remain obedient, He’s gonna get me through whatever. Life won’t be easy.. but keeping our eyes fixed on Him (Hebrews 12:2) we will find the ability to sing and praise through adversity.. just as the apostles did while in jail in the book of Acts 16
23When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;
24and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
It’s a new form of discipline to sing through adversity.. but sports teams have talked about “playing through the pain”… why can’t we when our leader is the Great Physician?