Life's Paths

Epilogue

She had come a long way in both journeys. Both of them continued to give her troubles and difficulties. She was still young and the world ahead looked long. But she had a loving Father watching over her, an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent one who gave her strength day by day.

After much time dedicated to her Spiritual walk, she felt like she had gotten nowhere with it. Learning everything included many setbacks emotionally and physically. She went through cycles, but they ended sooner and sooner each time. God was always with her, He was patient and merciful. In Him she found everything she lacked. So in everything she lacked she called on Him. Though there was only some movement forward, she was equipped with everything she'd need. Now that she had that, she just had to continue along that journey, trying her best to stay on that narrow path. Thankfully, she could give everything to God. He did a lot of the lifting. He governed everything too which took the fear out of her as it related to the world. The world may have storms and trials. It may have pandemics, adulthood, and try to push her around like a plastic bag in the wind, but she would forever stay rooted in Christ. That gave her Peace that was not dependent on the external. A peace she had even under pressure.

With these now at her roots she continued to navigate the world's path. She would not stop moving forward. She would continue to search for her passions, she would take the steps towards them. She would not be dismayed by change, instead she anticipated it open heartedly, preparing her mind and her heart, her body and the things around her where she could for change. For set backs too. When they'd come, this time she would not become depressed. After all, the world was what it was. Just by being unjust to all. What would make it hard was if she continued to think the earth and all in it cared about her, and was unchanging. Having false expectations such as those brought about devastating results indeed. But now with growing love in her own heart, she instead sought to understand the world for what it was and became flexible to its changing flows. From the seasons, to the cultures, to the technology. To everything of and in the world, she would regard it as water and she and everything in her as a ship, sitting above the currents moving with the waves, but navigating in ways so she would not get completely destroyed. She may fall beneath the waves some days, she may lose her parts. But from the ocean she'll pull new parts and set sail again.