There is a famous quote, "Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." I tried to find the source of the quote and it is credited to several people such as Charles Swindol or John Maxwell (I thought it was Thomas Edison, but what do I know.) Any how, a lot of people agree with it no matter who said it first.
Every day things happen. Some are good and some not so much, but how we respond, how we perceive it, how we prepare. That is how life works.
Sometimes I think that life is like a ship. The captain sets a course and off they go. Sometimes the wind is in the right direction and the weather is fair. Sometimes the wind is in the wrong direction and you have to tack. Slowly and methodically cutting back and forth across the wind but always moving towards the goal. In this analogy, our attitude and out faith is the keel. It runs deep and keeps us from blowing which ever way the wind wants to take us.
But what about the other 10%? The quote is about having a good attitude even when things don't work out, but It sure is nice when they do. It's nice when the test comes back negative or a little extra money comes in. These are the day to day blessings. They work out best when we do our part. Some days the sail boat goes with the wind. Some days are like slow going tacks in the rain. But none of it happens until the sails are raised.
We want blessing. We want miracles. It is only possible to steer a moving ship.
We need to do our part and count on God for the rest. We climb up to the top of a mountain and say ok God, the rest is up to you.
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