Siren song
The siren song of the world pulls us into a life of emptiness. No matter how many times I try to rip myself away and leave it behind, it gradually pulls me back. It can start as a rebellious thought, it can start as a valid concern. Slowly, it takes hold and begins to affect me. I think differently, act differently; it's like I'm a different person.
Is there an answer to these problems? For a long time I thought the answer was to find someone who could support me and stand with me. Now I think I'm beginning to see the truth. I gotta share it! I gotta talk about God stuff with other people! The only way I'm going to defeat a daily struggle is with daily encouragement. I'm not talking about accountability, as many people put it. I'm talking about simply sharing in a celebration of what God's teaching us. Sharing life, but sharing the part of life that matters most - our walk with God!
With this weapon, can I hold myself above the worries and traps of this world? The next few months will tell. It's strange how God reveals the desires of our hearts so clearly. Quite a few times recently, I've realised there's a difference between what I think I need, and what I really need.
Still, the one thing that's stuck immovably from the back of my head is a desire to find someone to live life with. It remains a shadow in the back of my mind, a promise without a face. It's not a motivation for my existence, it's an unfortunate itch. I'd give a lot to be rid of it, but I'm glad it's there. It remains a promise that I won't always have to face life alone. It's a promise that one day someone beyond anything I can imagine will walk into my life. Most of all, it represents an awesome future in a life I've given all to God.
This promise is another weapon I can use to shield myself from the world. If I can gain this victory over the world, it will be another step closer to God's presence - another obstacle removed. I have to be careful though, I've seen the destruction that follows those who make the promise their goal. God's presence and God's service are my goals, and everything else pales in comparison.
It's strange, the way I know how ugly the world is, and yet its siren song pulls me back. I need to defeat it totally, if I am ever going to get where I need to go. I need to use everything God has given me, and after I've done that still stand in faith. This might be the hardest thing I've ever done. I need to do it.
Is there an answer to these problems? For a long time I thought the answer was to find someone who could support me and stand with me. Now I think I'm beginning to see the truth. I gotta share it! I gotta talk about God stuff with other people! The only way I'm going to defeat a daily struggle is with daily encouragement. I'm not talking about accountability, as many people put it. I'm talking about simply sharing in a celebration of what God's teaching us. Sharing life, but sharing the part of life that matters most - our walk with God!
With this weapon, can I hold myself above the worries and traps of this world? The next few months will tell. It's strange how God reveals the desires of our hearts so clearly. Quite a few times recently, I've realised there's a difference between what I think I need, and what I really need.
Still, the one thing that's stuck immovably from the back of my head is a desire to find someone to live life with. It remains a shadow in the back of my mind, a promise without a face. It's not a motivation for my existence, it's an unfortunate itch. I'd give a lot to be rid of it, but I'm glad it's there. It remains a promise that I won't always have to face life alone. It's a promise that one day someone beyond anything I can imagine will walk into my life. Most of all, it represents an awesome future in a life I've given all to God.
This promise is another weapon I can use to shield myself from the world. If I can gain this victory over the world, it will be another step closer to God's presence - another obstacle removed. I have to be careful though, I've seen the destruction that follows those who make the promise their goal. God's presence and God's service are my goals, and everything else pales in comparison.
It's strange, the way I know how ugly the world is, and yet its siren song pulls me back. I need to defeat it totally, if I am ever going to get where I need to go. I need to use everything God has given me, and after I've done that still stand in faith. This might be the hardest thing I've ever done. I need to do it.
posted by Merlz at 3:28 AM
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