Times.

Following Jesus is like riding a roller coaster that goes up then down, then spins 360degree, under water, through the clouds, oops we just hit a tree, now its raining, I mean sunshine and by sunshine I mean snow storm.

Did I tell you I’m blind folded? But he’s holding my hand. Even though I can’t always feel it.

Did the ride just stop at the top of the hill? Maintenance? Really? Right now?

This is so hard. This is so great. This is so exhausting. This is so rewarding.

I’m crying. NO! I want off right now. My arms are in the air. WOO-HOO!. Where has this been my whole life?

Yes, following Jesus can sometimes feel like riding the world’s most insane roller coaster but thank God that his love remains constant.

God's love. Oh yes. His love stays the same. No matter what. His love never ever, ever, ever fails.

I love how 10th Avenue North put it in their song ‘times’.

(by the way, this is Jesus speaking to you in the first person so please read it all and listen... slowly!)

My love is over, it's underneath, it's inside, it's in between
the times you doubt me, when you can't feel
the times that you've questioned 'is this for real?'
the times you've broken, the times that you mend
the times you hate me and the times that you bend
well my love is over, its underneath, its inside, its in between,
the times you're healing and when your heart breaks
the times that you feel like you've fallen from grace
the times you're hurting
the times that you heal
the times you go hungry and are tempted to steal
in times of confusion and chaos and pain
I’m there in your sorrow under the weight of your shame
I’m there through your heartache
I’m there in the storm
my love, i will keep you by my power alone
  I don’t care where you've fallen, where you have been
I'll never forsake you
my love never ends, it never ends

I think if following Jesus had a soundtrack, it would sound something like that.

Like a burrito maker at Chipotle, this song mixes all the different seasons and times of life together then wraps it all in his unending, unfathomable love.

His love is over, it's underneath, it's inside, it's in-between.

DO YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!

If you’ve never heard this incredible song, check it out here. But first let's talk.

Of all the different 'times' underlined above, which one do you currently most relate to?