Back in the graveyard yesterday I stood in a golden hail of leaves looking at a peerless September sky. Somewhere in the middle of a delighted laugh I announced out loud, “I have no idea what to do with my life.”
While not categorically true, it's certainly been the overarching feeling of the week.
No thundering voice answered me out of the heavens, but as I was driving away, theologizing at 45 mph, the Lord occurred to me that what He asks of us falls more in line with “do justly, love mercy, walk humbly.” Not so much “go here, do this, graduate with honors, buy a house, get a job, win friends and influence people.” For instance: “If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” (Mat 5:41) No hints about where you might have been going at the time. “Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.” (2 Th 3:12) No worldwide ministry necessary. “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” (Rom 12:15) The validity of everyday life.
Quite abruptly I am forced to come to the conclusion that if I am loving the Lord with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, and my neighbor and my enemy, minding my own business, and being faithful in all He has set before me to do, I may in fact already be doing exactly what He wants me to be doing with my life.
Even as a reluctant dweller in today's cultural, I'll have to work on that one.
3 comments:
Once again, the evidence leaves no doubt that you are a good writer. Please remember the rest of us when you add "famous" to that description.
Why thank you. I've already changed my name once though... and "famous" might be a little ostentatious even for me.
I long to believe this every day. There is so much pressure for status. But whenever I question the LORD about those things, I seem to get a similar answer. Be still, love God, love people. Sometimes it is comforting, and sometimes my restless heart struggles to accept the simple truth:)
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