I was reading along in my friend's blog this morning, and read this section of his entry. I love this description of the way life is supposed to flow...and of how to connect with God's will for our lives (such a difficult concept!) I was very inspired by what he wrote and really connected with his words. I thought you'd all enjoy them as well!
Life is a funny thing. I believe everything in life was created with a rhythm that it needs to return to. At coffee a friend of mine asked me to explain my concept of God’s will. A huge topic that could take hours to explain, but I only had 1-2 mins, and it had to be simple. My answer was rhythm. I believe God created the world to function within certain rhythms, and the more we live into those, the more satisfied we will be that we are in God’s will. It’s less about particulars and more about living into His larger story. God created us to function a certain way within our vocations, families, the way we eat, the way we vacation, it’s safe to say…everything. The Hebrew people had maybe the best term for this called “Shalom” (Peace, completeness, whole). Christians are called to be people who try to find these rhythms within their lives and live into how God has called us to live. When we are doing so, we will see and hear the beautiful rhythmic beat. When we’re not, and we’re choosing to live into the rhythms we create or create, our ears and eyes will know that our hands are just striking the drum with no rhyme or reason while more chaos ensues.
Love,
Kristi
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Kristi,
ReplyDeleteThat was beautiful. We are all about rhythms. God teaches about dance at an early age and we only need to listen to the sound of nature to know how to dance to it. Some of us (you) are graceful and some of us (me) are clumsy but we all dance to the rhythm God created in us!
Mom
Kristi,
ReplyDeleteLike your mom said,that was beautiful. If we see ourselves as part of God"s story and look to play the part He is asking us to play, we begin to get a sense of His will for our lives. But if we think the story is all about us we soon begin to lose our perspective and life becomes confusing. It is so important to remember we are just a part of His story!! As the famous book begins- It's not about me! Love you and thanks for sharing- see you in 2 weeks!
Dad