Soft strokes at midnight
As the Captain's oars rotate,
Creating ripples on the surface.
The air is cool and ill.
A final gust
Blows frigid with surrender.
Christina Sawyer (c) 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
The Glorious Imperfection of Man.
I can't tell you how long it took me to figure out that my version of "perfect" was rather undesirable after all. See, I'm one of those people who will plan something out & pay attention to all the details to make something special. However, I got lost in those details and missed the big picture. Hannah didn't care if her cupcakes were chocolate or vanilla. She just wanted to have fun & celebrate her birthday like any kid. She's just gonna go for the frosting anyway. :) If the sink at work overflows when I'm trying to get ready to do dishes, it's not a big deal. There are things called mops for that. If some coffee spills on my shoes, it's really not the end of the world. I'm learning to take joy in the imperfect moments of life...because those are the times you know you're really living. You're human. If we were truly capable of perfection, there'd be no religion in the world, would there?
I say all this because lately I'm having to really take a good look at colleges and start choosing places I'd like to consider for continued education. It dawned on me as I searched that I don't even know what I really wanna do yet. THAT scared me a lot. I'm the girl with the pocket planner & red pen ready to plan my life....and I'm for once clueless. To tell you the truth, I've never been more relieved. I have no plan, and that's ok. I'm going to continue to work hard, do my best, and place myself in the best position possible for my future so that wherever God leads me, I'm ready to go.
We cannot plan our lives. If there's one thing I've learned, that would be it. All we can do is our best. For me personally, all I can do is seek after God's desires for me and surrender to that. Time and time again I read that He wants me to "seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness"(Matt 6:33) and to live by faith. These are things I feel the modern Christian world takes far too lightly. Those things should undoubtedly affect your whole life! If that means abandoning what some would call "normalcy", so be it. I'm not here to live the American dream. I'm a citizen of the kingdom of God...here for a moment, gone the next. That's alright with me. Just some more thoughts. 'Til next time-Chris
I say all this because lately I'm having to really take a good look at colleges and start choosing places I'd like to consider for continued education. It dawned on me as I searched that I don't even know what I really wanna do yet. THAT scared me a lot. I'm the girl with the pocket planner & red pen ready to plan my life....and I'm for once clueless. To tell you the truth, I've never been more relieved. I have no plan, and that's ok. I'm going to continue to work hard, do my best, and place myself in the best position possible for my future so that wherever God leads me, I'm ready to go.
We cannot plan our lives. If there's one thing I've learned, that would be it. All we can do is our best. For me personally, all I can do is seek after God's desires for me and surrender to that. Time and time again I read that He wants me to "seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness"(Matt 6:33) and to live by faith. These are things I feel the modern Christian world takes far too lightly. Those things should undoubtedly affect your whole life! If that means abandoning what some would call "normalcy", so be it. I'm not here to live the American dream. I'm a citizen of the kingdom of God...here for a moment, gone the next. That's alright with me. Just some more thoughts. 'Til next time-Chris
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