Standing Together

“Together we stand, together we fall, together we fight and fight for it all.”
- Unknown

There are times of exhilarating fun and enjoyment in life. Friends playing cards while talking of events past and future. The laughing and cajoling as each connects with the other in a community of togetherness.

It is in those moments, those connections we forge a bond that will bring us through the tough times and the really tough times. It gives us the strength to lean on each other, to cry, to worry but also to hope.

It would be great if we could walk the same path forever.

We walk for periods of time with each other, supporting, carrying, encouraging and simply being there on the journey. Time, circumstance and life itself changes our paths and we are unable to do anything to prevent it.

What we can do is make the most of our time together.

To make them great times.
To make it time well spent.
To have been there for each other.

I sense the path changing and it increases my anxiety over what lay ahead. I have my friends still on the path with me and I will enjoy every moment with them. They comfort me as I know I comfort them. We each dream for a lifetime to walk together until we can no longer walk. And we know that our walk together will have been forged in eternity.

When we stand together, we may fall together but we will pick ourselves up and fight, fight, fight for it all.

Stay inspired my friends.

A World Too Small

"Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves." -Adrienne Clarkson

Last week our natural world could no longer contain the life that was Manuel Jefferson "Jeff" Bledsoe. I knew Jeff through our C3 Church affiliation and various men's events we each attended. The picture above is one of my favorite views from one such conference. A man in reflection, coming into contentment; a man finding his place with God.

Jeff had some really close friends and there have been great words said and written about him. One such article is Jeff is in Heaven Because, written by Jim Crumbley that says quite a bit about the man God knew all along.

One great Bible verse quoted in the article is;

Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12

Yes, the natural world is never big enough to hold us once we are called to a much bigger eternal life. It has happened to many we know, will happen to many others, and will happen to us one day. We will outgrow what the world can provide. We will move into a larger and greater place that only God's love contain.

Rest well Jeff, rest well for the good fight has been fought and eternal greatness in God has been won. Hooah!