Ive been tossing around this question for about.... oh.... 5 minutes. Haha. But really it is a good question. What really is "normal"? Is having lots of money, 120 pounds, no health problems, no family drama, hundreds of friends, always sunshine and rainbows normal? No thats heaven. I think I have been striving for a perfect life here on earth too hard. Ok, so I dont have a lot of money, I weigh about 30 pounds more than I shouold, I have some health issues (anxiety, higher cholesterol, higher blood sugar), a really good bit of family drama (*rolls eyes), a few friends but no one super close, and who am I to tell the weather what to do?? The fact is this is a fallen world. But that doesnt mean that I cant keep striving to have these things I lack. It just means that nothing is really "normal". Nothing is perfect. Theres nothing wrong with being 120 pounds again and no health problems (that would be wonderful!) But to think that I am less of a person because I'm not there is wrong. To think that I wont be "normal" until I reach there is wrong. God doesnt only love me when I reach my "normal". He died for us while we were still sinners! If thats not gross, ugly, and totally not normal than I dont know what is.
So heres to learning to redefine "normal". It wont be perfect, but the love and acceptance that God has for me is.
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Welcome to the blogosphere Amanda. Nice place to start- with your feet planted firmly in reality! Normal is average life with a trial or two thrown in for character. Having an occasional issue that is quickly resolved as the birds sing and the breeze lightly blows is a Hallmark movie. Who would need faith if life was like that? Grasp firmly onto the hand that won't let you go, and let God lead you on His path for you- which happens to be perfect in the end!
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