Life is too busy, everyone with their own agenda
pursuing things of no eternal consequence.
Is it good to conform, to settle down…?
It is like two forces pulling at my soul,
neither one inherently evil.
One whispers of bigger things, influencing the world,
in life, in busines and in faith.
The other screams of settling, influencing those around me-
who will in turn – influence the world.
I see so many people striving for the white picket fence,
two car garage and a summer home on the lake. Working their lives away, ignoring their conscience which is yelling:
ISN’T THERE MORE TO THIS…?
60 hour work weeks, football on the weekend…
rinse and repeat
Many people speak of this delemna but do nothing about it. They find themselves with two car payments, a mortage and their second baby on the way…
THIS WILL NOT BE ME!
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Sam..lol
Eirie…I’ve been thinking the same thing….I wonder if everyone else our age-bracket is too…?
I’m freaking out because it seems I suck at life. So…yah. I wonder if I can get kicked out of Alpha Chi…because I’m well on my way.
-Michelle
Oh Sam…why does your Post Modern, educated, systematic way of thinking get you on paths of over analyzing life and the meaning of it. For there to be so many different problems in this crazy world in which we live… why do you spend so much time analyzing the paths people find to significance? Your theories get you no where. Why, because I have a dad & mom that lived life without an education, money or fame, but found their place in this world with family, love and and a faith that is undeniably the most important step toward a meaningful life. If your sister believes she sucks at life, then teach her, big brother, how to live! You, Shell, my parents and I have this in common…an emptiness that “influencing the world” or “settling” cannot calm. Why do those who “influence the world” still commit suicide and why do those who “settle” in life cheat on taxes, have affairs and divorce? Because you, me and everyone else are spending our entire exhistence trying to re-invent something that God has put His trademark on already. Contentment! He says “abide in me and I will abide in you”. He never mentions if we should abide in a big church, little church, big house, little shack, with big cars or old vans, with super powerful jobs or making low paying hourly wages, with many vacations or none, by influencing many or loving just a few. God says abide! What does that mean? Webster says this: Abide means…to wait, to endure, to accept, to remain and to conform. God asks your life to be one that patiently waits for Him to make you significant. So, however you decide to “do” life, just remember that if you will “wait, endure, accept, remain, and conform to Him, He’ll “wait, endure, accept and conform to you. Why, because God believes we are worth it! So, write a book, dream a dream, dig a hole, or marry and have 2 kids, garages, and car payments. Just do it with Him not alone!
i don’t know what either of you projected into this post…. michelle, i don’t know why you think you “suck at life” where in the world did this comment come from? you don’t suck at life, in the least, it really bothers me that you continue to dwell on this line of thinking… you are beautifully and wonderfully made! you are a gifted writer and people who meet you, see a meek and humble spirit, who loves God and loves people… stop dwelling on th negatives, focus on what God has given you… a heart for authentic relationships, a passion for the environment, and a love of truth!
kent, i am in no way implying that those who choose a route different to mine are less than… there is danger in each of the paths if Christ is not the center. you are right, contentment is the key to a successful and worthwhile life, as i seek out life and my place in it, i am constantly reminded that if i am not “abiding in Christ,” i will be a drifter through life collecting things that really amount to nothing… just a big dust bunny floating in the air!
thanks kent for your words they are very encouraging this morning as i continue to seek God’s plan for my life, more specifically my place in God’s plan for the lost.
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