Life's a party.

Life: As we are walking along, setting goals for ourselves, sometimes
God decides those goals aren't exactly what he was hopping for because
there is something more critical we ought to work on. By presenting
certain trials or people in our life, we are able to align our will to
his and learn just what those things are he would have us accomplish.
In the end, if we are humble, we are always able to see that his way
was what we really needed.

Party: I vaguely remember being a youngin. And by youngin I mean about
5 or 6. When we were little, piñatas were the thing to do! I hated
being blindfolded, oh the disadvantages. And then being spun after
you're already blind?! Who on earth thought of that?? I remember
watching my cousins go, blindly being forced into circle after circle,
and then faced in the wrong direction only to walk away from the
piñata they wanted to hit. We would all laugh until they found their
way to the piñata, then we held our breaths. Would they hit it?
Secretly I wanted them to so I could charge the scene and grab the
sweets! But then if they did that would mean my chance would be over!
No dinosaur smacking for me. Man, I wanted to show off my wicked
softball swing I'd been working on all summer!

Life is a party: luckily in life we don't have to worry about our
cousin succeeding in connecting the bat to the paper mâché structure,
we each get our own piñata. However, with each piñata I'm afraid we
still have to go through the torture of being blindfolded (going
through the veil) being spun around (satan's and his servant's cunning
deceitfulness) and then being mocked at because we don't know which
direction we are walking toward (worldly pressures judging us for
being unique and following our own guide). It's tough.
Luckily we know we have the most loving father who only wants the best
for us. When we are trying to do what's right and when are sincerely
seeking for the sweets, he will be there, whispering in our ears which
way we ought to turn to do so.
In life, our path to this piñata is a whole lot longer than at a
child's birthday party. The pathways is full of twist, turns,
potholes, speed bumps, forks in the road and every other deterrence
you wish to add. (Silly satan, tricks are for kids!) Although that
sounds treacherous, may I reaffirm that hope I previously mentioned?
Our kind, loving, protective Heavenly Father is mindful of your every
step "for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"
(Hebrews 13:5).

I am so grateful that He is there to stable me and to guide me, just
as he is for you! There is no way we are able to obtain that reward,
which is so much greater than anything we can imagine, without him.
Let him be your guide.