for all we have and as "blessed' as our nation is..no one is smiling.
Of course I don't mean that literally but hear me out?
I am reminded often of all the sadness, depression, anger that plagues our country. I have to ask why? Why is everyone so stressed, angry and sad and depressed. Why are so many people medicated and children being diagnosised with all kinds of behavorial disorders.
Does it make sense to say I believe it to be the product of the progress and blessing we "think" we have received?
We work ourselves crazy, we are climbing ladders, we are pushing ourselves and pushing our children (I remember when kindergarten was when you learned to cut and use glue), our expectation are high and getting higher. We want bigger and better and more, to the point of our sanity.
Our lives are full, but my question is with what? The more we have and accompish the more of us it takes to maintain it and we have lost the ability to enjoy the simple pleasure of life and the time and desire to enjoy the joys of life that come from simplicity and contentment and a life with a focus on something other than ourselves. The way we live is turining us inward to a ife that is the total opposite of what The Christ has called us to. We are called to live selfLESS and a life that is spent in servic and caring for those who are poor, sick, etc..... I beleive our "self focus" is making us CRAZY!!!! Literally!
For years I have been seeking to simplify my life...may God keep this before me and challenging me to continue on this quest.
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I belive we need to slow down and quit trying to accmulate stuff. when I see the survival mode of most of Honduras I am humbled that God has blessed me so richly May I live a life of simplicity and give to those who have little
Amen! Anonymous
Thanks for the comment. You are right when we are exposed to those who do not live life as we do, with our focus on ourselves, we see clearly how futile this is and how it steals our joy.
Lori
Right on, we are so caught up with things in the world that it becomes totally about self. I ask God daily to take self away and replace that with more and more of Him!
I crave this life of simplicity...I am working towards that more and more everyday, slowly taking out the things that entangle me in the rest of this world. God works when you allow him..amazing hu! r
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