where there's a will ...

When I was younger I truly believed in the adage, "where there's a will, there's a way." I was young and full of hope. I had been told time and again that "you can do anything as long as you put your mind to it." As I grew older (and the reality of life set-in) my faith in that motto seemed to fade to the point of disillusionment. The once hopeful phrase became a slogan filled with false promises and disappointment. But then one day recently, I contemplated it through the eyes of faith, and in an instant I saw the beauty of this statement clearly. I realized that it was a true and worthy personal motto - IF it included one additional (and very important word) ... GOD. If God wills it for your life (whatever it may be) there is a way. All you have to do is pray for discernment and say "yes" to HIS plan. I'm fairly confident that God's plans for our lives are far more awesome than any plans we could put together ourselves, at least for me personally...