The Things That Tie Us Down

Dad goes for another CT Scan in about a week. This will tell us if the swelling in his abdominal lymph node is from all the chemicals pumped into his body during chemo or if it is still some cancer leftover. If it is just some swelling we are in the clear. I guess going through all of this causes a person to reflect on his or her life and the significance of it. Have I been living up to my full potential? Am I finding meaning in life? Where am I headed in the next few years?

As I reflect on these and many more questions I find that I am not living up to my potential. I feel that there is so much more I want to do and learn in life. There are things in my life holding me back. I look forward to discovering some of these things and overcoming them, as well as overcoming the things that I know are holding me back, as I commit them to God. Thanks for your prayers for my family and I.

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"