The longer I am a Christ-follower, the more I am coming to clearly understand something. How very human I am. The Bible tells us that we won’t be like Jesus until we meet him in heaven, but it doesn’t stop us from kidding ourselves into thinking we are becoming amazingly like Him here on earth.
All it takes is a couple of difficult days, or circumstances, or unexpected situations, to throw me off course. People will sometimes say “you are such an encouragement to me” - but the truth is all I am doing is sharing the lessons that God is teaching me in this season. And one of the BIG things I am continuing to learn is that emotions are unreliable and they can lead us all over the place.
Last week was a really fun week. I felt good and was busy - right up until I crashed on Saturday. I tend to keep moving when I’m feeling good, and I am trying to learn to schedule rest but it’s not easy. I seem to go from 120mph to total exhaustion with not a lot of in-between. And when I’m tired, I get sad. And start thinking too hard. And feeling scared about having cancer again. That happened Saturday night. Tony and I prayed - then we listened to some songs that have really comforted me over the years. And we slept in peace.
Yesterday, our message at church talked about these very things, and how we can “re-set” as we rest, remember what God has told us, and spend time with friends who will help us walk through difficult seasons.
God is okay with us falling down, being discouraged, questioning what is happening around us. He can handle our questions and doubts and He has a plan for each of us that is better than our own. 
"All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us." Eugene Person
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