Wednesday, September 9, 2009

How do you view the glass?

Today is 09/09/09! I suppose horoscopes are going crazy at this sort of thing. The fear and the magic of numbers. Oooohhhooo...scary. I was reading somewhere, I think it was on yahoo news, about this day. In the article, the writer mentioned that this is the last time an anomoly like this will happen until the year 2101. That is about 100 years from now. I think it is safe to say that most of us will never see this sort of date significance in our lives. For some reason, this made me sad. I felt like I was missing out on something and that I needed to see this next date anomoly or my life would not be complete. The moment was fleeting, but the feeling was still there. I realized how silly it was to feel bad that I would not be alive to see 01/01/01. As if that really means anything.

I ask the question why I felt this way? Why did I want to experience or participate in something that I could not experience or participate in? Why was I sad that I would never see 01/01/01? Maybe I was sad because this is the last time that I will see this bizare date. I think that is closer to the truth. It is the same mind set as someone who is aging and feels bad about it. They feel like they are losing something. That the way things are is the way things should be. This is not true. Things change. Our lives are not static. Our lives are maulable and they are being mauled. By those around us, by ourselves, and by God. Having the mind set that we are losing something when things change is a dangerous mindset. It is the same as viewing the glass half empty. Pessimism. It is a damaging thing. It can prevent forgiveness. It can cause depression. It can limit us and those around us. Those who view the glass as half empty, miss the opportunities that arise due to their changing circumstances. When things change around us, we have the opportunity to enter into something greater than where we are. Granted we need to be careful not to jump on every opportunity because they are not all good. Far from it. We should embrace change with hope and open arms.

Worst of all, those who dwell on the past, miss what is ahead of them. Living in a pessimistic state can obstruct our view of God. If we are focusing on what we are losing, we are not focusing on God and the opportunities which He is providing for our gain. This does not only affect us, it affects the growth of the Kingdom as well. We are supposed to be tools for the growth of the Kingdom and walking in the good works which God provides for us (Ephesians 2:10) I have heard the saying "we need to let go and let God." As cliche as that is, it does speak truth. If there are things that we are holding on to because we can not move on from the past, we need to let go of that and seek God's will. I hold on to things. I hold on to past decisions I have made. I need to seek God in the present state I am at. I can imagine that some day down the road I will fear getting older. When I get there, I need to let it go because I cannot change it and seek God's will in the present situation.

The glass is completely full! Half water and half air. Things are not always as they seem. We should not become so closed minded in our thinking that we do not see these surprises or rather allow for them. I am now speaking about our theology. God is way more than we can ever know. Why should we think that our theology is the true theology? Yes there are some things that are concrete and absolute, but the things that are not concrete or absolute should not be absolute in our minds. Perhaps what we think is absolute is not absolute. That is the danger and the advantage of a magnificent God. He is who we think He is, but He is also not who we think He is. Being open minded helps us with the later of this aspect of God. It prevents our faith from crumbling when we find out that we have missed part of the truth for so long. Being open minded allows for us to adapt to our changing state. Remember, we are not static. We are being mauled. It is not God who changes, rather our understanding of Him changes. If we seek Him, we will find more of Him. We may even find Him in places that we once thought He would never be. The glass if completely full! Live life to the fullest and seek God at every cost!

One Love,
Danger

1 comment:

  1. I like the concept of being mauled vs living static lives... Good distinction!

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