{"id":228,"date":"2007-11-01T14:09:17","date_gmt":"2007-11-01T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2007\/11\/life-is-a-journey.html"},"modified":"2007-11-01T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2007-11-01T14:09:17","slug":"life-is-a-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2007\/11\/life-is-a-journey.html","title":{"rendered":"Life is a Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adapted from ‘The Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World’ by Billy Graham (W Publishing Group, 2006). Used by Permission.<\/em>
\nLife is a journey\u2014although sometimes we forget it. Life becomes so hectic, and we become so preoccupied with our immediate concerns that we don’t step back and see the whole picture. For many people life is a constant struggle just to survive. Others have everything they could ever want yet remain unsatisfied and unfulfilled.
\nPerhaps you see your own life’s journey as a series of unrelated events. Or perhaps you feel trapped like a leaf in a rushing stream. Or like many people you may never have stopped to think about the road you are traveling.
\nThink about the last 5-10 years of your life. Do you see a series of unrelated events, or do you see a journey? How have you changed over time? Where do you think you are headed on the road of life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adapted from ‘The Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World’ by Billy Graham (W Publishing Group, 2006). Used by Permission. Life is a journey\u2014although sometimes we forget it. Life becomes so hectic, and we become so preoccupied with our immediate concerns that we don’t step back and see the whole picture. 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