I have to tell you guys that what has happened over the past few posts has been pretty incredible. I value your insight and thoughts, our shared journey. The value of friendship is never so clear to one until he’s faced with a cavern. A void. Something bigger than himself. Something beyond himself. Any sort of exploration takes a team to get the job done. Maybe that's why the church is so crucial.
It's really an exploration team. I’d rather think of it in those terms than a school. I never really liked school.
In some ways my interaction with you over the past couple of weeks has painted a clearer picture of the church than my Sunday morning experiences of late.
I was telling a friend that I think that sometimes the chapters of life, generally, pass by without clear marking. In retrospect it’s easier to see where you’ve been and how your life shifts over the years. But then sometimes the passing of a chapter is very clear to you right then and can be concisely marked at a specific point in time.
I’m not sure what’s next but I feel, very clearly, that I’ve passed into a new chapter. I sense that the right thing to do now is wait. So I guess that’s what I’ll do.
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I am kind of late getting in on the conversation, but I do have a few thoughts that I wanted to get out there.
Back to the January 09 posting, Nathan commented "Do we really believe that God is the fulfiller of hopes and dreams or do we believe he just gave them to us to provide a way through the drudgery?" Honestly, I feel like it's neither. That God is not so concerned with our dreams and hopes - not to say that he doesn't love and care for us, but rather He cares for us in such a different way. He knows that if we are focused on Him instead of ourselves, that will be when we feel that fullness and satisfaction that Nathan talks about - our hopes and dreams radically different than what we ever thought; but, nonetheless, our hopes and dreams provided by none other than God himself. Does that look like a spouse or family or job or ministry effort? Probably not, but only God knows. If me being single or destitute the rest of my life(either one are very real possibilities) allows me to be more in tune with God and His plan for my life, then bring it on. Would I choose those things? Heavens, no, but I have truly experienced Him being the greatest when I am the weakest and long for those broken days.
I have prayed for my own sons lately that God mold them in whatever way possible and if that means some pain and discomfort in their life, I pray that we all live through it and recognize there is a bigger goal than our personal happiness. Oh, how I hope it doesn't hurt them too much because I love them so much, but if a little short-term pain causes us to grow in our relationship and faith with Him, then I hope we have the guts to endure.
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