On sunny days it is so much easier to be optimistic about life and to have faith that everything will be okay.
So many of my thoughts are based on my feelings and my surrounding environment and the affect it has on me. What I would like to be able to do is, control myself to a point that my feelings are based on my convictions and my knowledge instead. I like to speak in generalizations so nothing too personal about myself is shared with those around me. But maybe it's time for the honest truth.
I know this truth of the Gospel. It' not just a bunch of true facts or good stories to make you feel happy. It's not a label to give yourself so you fit in. It's not a lifestyle the you lead or an attitude you display. It's not a tradition and it's not a fad. It's actually all of those things in some way, but so much more.
How about this... It's a life-altering, mind-blowing God. Remember in ancient times there was such a fear of the gods. In so many religions there is an inherent fear of the gods. Don't you think there should still be some fear left in us? I mean, if we could actually comprehend who God is, I feel like we would honestly fear Him, at least more than we do. God actually calls us to fear Him, although there might be some context in that word that I am missing.
He also created us out of... dirt. I have never really created anything I have been really proud of. Once I sewed a whole medieval dress together, but I had a pattern and my mom helped me...so yeah. But He created us and then we screwed up big time... and THEN He sent His son to die for us. I don't think I would have done that for my medieval dress. He loves us so much that He blesses us everyday, just because of who He is.
So we know He has power beyond anything we can imagine and He calls us to fear Him. We know He is the truth, the only truth and He is in full, truth. We know that His love is completely uncomprehendable and unstoppable.
With that bit of knowledge in my hands... why I am so wishy-washy? Why am I so whiny? Why am I so self-centered? I could go on, because I am in my head, but instead I'll leave it at that. Let's make it a point today to focus on truth, not on speculation or gossip, but on life's purpose.
Amen?
