The Cross

       When you look at a cross on top of a church, it usually means something different for everyone. To some it may symbolize things, or burdens, that we may feel we need to carry around with us, like when Jesus carried his cross through the town on His way to Golgotha. Some may look at the cross and remember that Jesus died for all of our sins. Others may even see absolutely nothing in a cross except that it is a religious symbol.
        For me the cross means soo many things I can not even begin to express them all so that others can understand it, but I will share a few of them. When I look at a cross like in the picture above that a photographed in my hometown, you can see some tree blossoms in the frame. That in itself is showing the beauty that the Lord has placed on this earth to give us pleasure to look at and smell.
        At times when I am under a lot of stress and it is effecting my mood, then the cross reminds me of God's saving grace and mercy for us. I am comforted by the realization that He is always there for us regardless of the issue we are in. He will not leave you nor forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6). He will always be there for me even in death.
       The last example I am going to share with you is the knowledge that I can bring anything before God and leave it at the cross. That means anything regardless of whether it was my sinful ways or if it was a burden in my life, I could just give it all to Him. This meant a relief from something that no one else could ever be able to do here on this earth.
        No matter what I have gone through or that my children have gone through, God has been there right beside me, waiting. Waiting for me to just say the words. He is a gentleman and will not go where He is not wanted, yet He will patiently wait for us to cry out to Him. Ready in a minute to take our burdens and carry them as they were His own.
       This is what takes me day to day, week to week, month by month. This is also the reason why my key verse in my life if Phillipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." With Him beside me and even carrying me at times, is the only reason why I am still sane today. Even with the difficult news I got today, I can face it only with His Mercy, Grace, Peace and Love.