On the Up and Up

♪Cause I'm on the up and up...I haven't given up, given up on what I know I'm capable of. I'm on the up and up and now there's nothing left to prove. Cause I'm just trying to be a better version of me for You, a better version of me for You♫ -Relient K "Up and Up"

I have loved Relient K for a long time and I was lucky enough to be able to see them in concert last week. This was the only song they played that I did not know. How I had missed this song is beyond me. It sums up so much that is going on in my life right now.  My paths have changed in more ways than I thought, and I have ended up places (physically, mentally, and spiritually) that I never thought I would be, but it is all for the better. I cannot really say what "better" is because just when I think I have a goal of "better" on the horizon, God changes what my perspective of "better" is. It is rarely a dramatic 180 degree change, but it is usually just a shift in direction or way of thinking and it is a continuous molding into making me who I am supposed to be.  I am slowly making progress to becoming a better me, but I will never be done. I am on the "Up and Up" and it is a continuous struggle, blessing, frustration and prayer that I am becoming better...whatever that may mean.

I challenge you to take the time to look back on where you have been and examine how life has unfolded differently from how you thought it would. Always strive to be moving up to become a better you.