Real Living

One of my favorite things to think about is how to make connections between all the different things we experience in life.  One thing that I see as a constant is this one simple truth: Nobody really knows what the heck they are doing in life. Now, personality plays a large role in the way a person looks at life such as the difference between a “type A” personality, who by nature looks for things to do, and a “type B” personality, who by nature is more laid back; but regardless of the personality type, life is one of the few things where there really seems to be no clear direction.

I have seen a common thread that runs through the way most people live their life and I describe it as this: everybody wishes to succeed in some fashion, but since there is no clear way to get there, most result to playing a type of real life poker in the hopes they have been lucky enough to get the right cards. “Life is really all about chance,” they say, “and I am going to put myself out there and hope that everything works out in my favor.”

And sometimes, this formula works. These “lucky ones” are able to make it, or at least put on the appearance of making it. But these people are few and far between.  The reason most people are so unhappy and angry about their life is because they feel cheated and robbed, and I say that they are right.  Since the beginning of man, we have had an enemy that has wanted nothing more that to take our joy of living and cause us to only exist; but we are called to much more than that.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10 NIV)

God is after the small things in our life. The reason most Christ followers miss the mark and end up just like every other unhappy person is because they have missed the point of the relationship with the Father. As I push further in my journey with God, I realize more and more that at the end of the day, God is not all about telling me what to do, but telling me who He is. God does not want us to run to Him in our time of need to get the answer we seek, only to rush off once more and forget Him until He is needed again.

Instead, He wishes that we would remain with Him. We were built to exist in the presence of God, but through our sin have we lost that right. But still, He longs for us and we must long for Him.  There is still no one way to live our life that is universal for all.  That is why it is so imperative that we learn to not only run to God, but also remain with him.  In His embrace is where we belong.

Go and start living!