Better to Laugh

I commented to my younger son that I enjoy being old…er. He snickered like I was crazy, so I explained further. There are events from my 20s that are better left forgotten, things don’t bug me like they did when I was younger, and I feel more comfortable in my own skin (grey hair, fine lines, and all). The conversation ended, but I still pondered my life to this point. There have been ups and downs, but I have lived long enough to know that neither lasts forever; enjoy the ups and wait out the downs. I have said, “Oops,” a million times, and I will say it a million more. Through it all, I have grown in my relationship with God, his Son, and the Holy Spirit. I have searched and researched, doubted and submitted, fallen and risen. There are still so many questions, but in my faith, through the Word and His work in my life, I have learned to trust Him. He knows the big picture; my finite human brain cannot grasp it. There is a reason we don’t know everything, though we feel some entitlement to have the answers. He created us to praise, love, and have a relationship with Him. Why is that not enough?