What is my "truth" about family today?

Great question!  Glad you asked.  I eluded to it in my previous post.  My truth is that family is great but we all need to deal with the mess we continue to cover up.  The truth is, my family is strong.  It is independent.  It is self-reliant.  It is loving.  It is selfless.  But the truth is ALSO that it is prideful.  It can be stubborn.  It can be rude.  It can be hurtful.  It can be bossy.

I can see all of these characteristics in myself.  And I pray that as I grow in the Lord I will slowly become less prideful, less stubborn, more kind, more generous, more encouraging, and more polite.  I believe that because I recognize the good, the bad and the ugly in my life, the good will become more prominent and the bad and ugly will be slowly fazed out. 

I took a walk this afternoon in this quaint and charming town.  It is nestled in the Alps.  But because of the tall buildings (4 floors) and massive foliage on the trees and everything so close together, I wasn´t able to actually see the mountains.  I began walking out of town in order to get to a place where I thought I might see the mountains better.  I just kept walking and it didn´t seem as if I was actually getting anywhere.  I wanted to guage where I was in reguard to my hotel so I turned around. What I saw brought tears to my eyes.  There were those beautiful mountains I was seeking all along! 

I like making connections to where I am in my soul, so here is the correlation:

I try looking for answers to so many questions in my life; Who am I?  What am I doing here?  Where did I come from?  Where am I going?  And the answer is....I will find all those answers WHILE I am surrounded by the fortress of my Lord!  I found all the answers I was searching for.  There is no more. Not on this topic anyway.  Now I just need to rest in Him Who brought me to this place in my life and trust He will do everything to mold me and shape me in to the person I was created to be.  And as long as I am willing to trust Him, He will bring this to pass.