Well, it’s been a long week. It all started last weekend… Saturday morning kicked off with my wife getting sick. Which led to me being sick Saturday afternoon. Monday I didn’t feel that great in the afternoon, and we had a party to go to Monday night. So, I bailed and stayed with my middle daughter.
And then I had the brilliant idea to re-format my hard drive. That’s full on stupid. So, I went to bed REALLY LATE! More like in the morning. Tuesday night my daughters had a piano recital. Last night was a Christmas party I needed to go to. Tonight was the school Christmas party and my wife’s birthday. And this isn’t filling in the other stuff of life and work and such.
And now it’s 10:37 pm and I’m writing a blog. “Brian, you have a blog up and there’s nothing there. You should blog.” So, I’m blogging.
And tonight I’m discontented. I love my life. I like the stuff I’ve done this week. I love that I got the present that actually surprised my wife; I’m proud of my kids… And sometimes I love computers.
But, there’s gotta be something more. And when I say that, I’m not talking about – yeah, God and all that stuff. I’m a little tired of Christianity tonight. Maybe it’s the endless cycle of craziness I’m in right now. Maybe it’ s that I’ve done “ministry” since high school. But, sometimes it seems that we are more and more involved with day to day life. The to do list is never done (garage to be cleaned; never stained the fence, cleaning up stairs, etc)…
Could we as a Christian – KTSY listener society caught up in the rat race of the ordinary -when God has called us to be something extra ordinary? Could it be that we are the light bearers of hope that shows a way off the treadmill to other humans who are running like we are? Could it be that it’s time to cut back, to say no, to quit and do something real – make a new friendship; impact someone else’s life; share the reality life with someone we don’t go to church with? Could it be we need to do something? God has called us to a radical life.
I’m discontented with the church, with our preoccupation with our own lives – oh for a people who are truly excited about Jesus; in love with Jesus more than the treadmill!
Join me, fellow spiritual journeyers to explore life outside the treadmill – committed to doing what Jesus did – changing lives. Change a life…. Do something different….
I hear you, Brian. I feel that way too!
I am in the change of being compressed, myself. Yah, my whole family is!
I don’t think we have ever been this financialy challenged, ever…
and I know that I am right with God, and that I have been following to the best of my ability…. And all those Christian basics, they are still true and real to me and in my life. (and this is the first time I have ever “blogged”)
Yet I am very un-content with life, the church, my pastorial studies, and so much other things…
The treadmill really does not have the answers… it is more like a fantisy. I was once told “a fantisy is when you keep doing the same thing, yet your expecting different results”.
God is moving mightly in the Valley…. will we ride the wave, watch it go bye, or wounder whats happening? Because I don’t think I’ll be the one wondering “did something happen?”.
Hey, Chaplain Brian, is it any better a month later?
The way I deal with that feeling is realize that God can use us in what ever we are doing and we can be who we are and do what we need to do in a Godly way and just lead by example. Make each little thing we do count by doing it in love.
In other words, when we are driving in traffic, try not to let the crazy drivers get to you. Be patient, let others in, and SMILE! I know, easier said than done. But that’s just one example. Basically, don’t let the world and its craziness rain on our parade.
Okay, enough of the platitudes. When’s the mission trip?
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Or, are you thinking more locally? Or are you still exploring what God has planned for you?
Thanks for being human and for being available to discuss our issues off air on KTSY each Monday morning.
Hope 2008 is great!
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Thank you Brian. Right now my treadmill of life is going faster then I can run. The last two weeks have been very tough and the next two weeks don’t look to be any better. But I know God is in control and like you I am trying to look beyond my treadmill and do what God has for me. Thank you again.
I have felt for a long time that there is something more to our walk with Jesus. Going to work taking care of what ever we have going on. The drawing with me has become so strong in the past few months, that I’m not sure just what is going on spiritally, it is almost like I’m not here. But I’m not. I sit out front and can see all the stuff, the trees the cars going by the people walking, riding there bikes and all of the every day things. But I feel like I’m somewhere else just watching what is going on. Wish I could explain that better. It is totally spiritual.
I believe that we do need to get closer to Jesus, to know Him so well that His voice is the only one that we hear and follow. Not the voice’s of men. I believe that we do need to be more radical for Jesus, we need to learn how to touch people, to show them who Jesus is and how wonderful it is to walk and talk with Him. To sit and be still and know that He is God. To feel the peace within, when the whole world is going crazy. Or the pain in our lifes is so great that we don’t think that we can make it one more minute. Then the wonderful peace of God come’s upon us, and it all goes away and you just rest there. Letting the Holy Spirit fill you with His strength. Oh what a wonderful feeling. I would like everyone to know how much we need the Lord and how much easier life can be with Him.
It’s nice to hear that someone else is feeling like there is more to this life than just the everyday things that we have to do. I believe that God is touch alot of hearts, and getting them ready for what is to come. We do have to get out there and tell people that Jesus is coming.
I’m ready to get off the treadmill.