If I had a favorite actor it probably would be Tom Hanks. His character, Forrest, Forrest Gump, is one of my favorites. His honesty, integrity and willingness to be open and honest with who he is, is remarkable. This is easier when you have a script to follow and you can "control" every word that the actor says.
Forrest Gump's most famous line is "mama always said 'life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you gonna get'" In most cases it seems, there is some wisdom to this statement. Each day we awake, we experience things that we were not expecting. Maybe one day we get a report from the doctor saying "I need to see you right away". Maybe we get a call about a loved one who has just died or we have child that is in trouble. The human wisdom of Forrest Gump may be right to a point but it seems that life should not be lived in such a hap hazard way.
We cannot see nor predict the future. But for those who follow Christ, we have one Who sees it clearly and He reveals it to us one day at a time. I am sure that if we were given a chance to look into the future of our lives and to see what was coming we would surely be overwhelmed - maybe for the good or maybe for the bad. God is wise in only allowing us one day at a time. We hope to have learned to trust Him in the past so that as we look forward to the future, we will trust Him today and everyday we have life.
Paul states in Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." If this life is really to be lived in Christ, then what is there to fear? I need to remember this teaching on a daily basis. I am prone to try and do things my way and live the way I want. But this life is not mine to live. It is Christ's life to be lived in and through me. Oh, may I get out of the way and truly let Christ live through me.
