Peace like Paul.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Biker week and the american dream.
So check it, tonight is my last night at the beach and as i sit here amongst the loud sounds of Harleys from bike week and the sweet melodies of a beach music cover band i think about a lot of stuff. Most of the stuff isn't even related to bikes and bad beach cover bands even tho there is a lot to be said about that. Anyways this weekend has just been a time of reflection, i've really had a good time just relaxing and thinking about life. Things like a wife, kids, and the american dream have been the topic of my thoughts. Why don't i have a wife? How many kids do i want? Where am i going to live? Where am i going to watch my kids grow up? As i thought about these things i began to think about how superficial i am becoming i see all these happy couples and families and i get jealous that i don't have those things. I want these things so bad and i know this isn't normal for a guy my age but thats just how i think. Then i started thinking about how this effected my relationship with christ. If i keep mentioning myself so much everyday then where has my thought for christ gone? Now here is where the realization comes in. I have all weekend been thinking about the american dream but christ has opened my eyes to the dream he has for me and in that i find peace. So i may not have a wife (or even a girlfriend) but i'm cool with that i know God has me exactly where he wants me. I think its great to have times like these times where God reveals himself to us in ways we don't want to see because i want a family i want kids i want all these things but i would give it all up for what God wants for me. A lot of times i say that lightly "God have your way" and is that really what i want..... i don't think so. I want to feel secured by the world and the lies it feeds our society, but i really want God to move in my life. So in all this i guess i'm saying screw the american dream. I guess thats it for the random rambling tonight. Comment please.
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3 comments:
so..i agree 1,000 percent with you! its so easy, for me personally, to paint the *picture perfect life* you would like (house, family, family dog...lol, perfect job)...i know i've done it. so if u are wanting to hear you're not alone...you're not alone :) i think its part of being human, part of wanting to be happy. i also know that the same humanness (yes i think i just made that word up) finds it hard to fully, whole hearted trust a God who knows so much better than us, when we can be stubborn and impatient.
so, thank God for His undying mercy and grace when we try things on our own... thank God that He knows far better than i do... and thank God that He knows the desires of my heart-the heart He created. <3
i pray the humanness in me gets the heck out and im able to focus on pleasing God as well...allowing all other things to fall into place.
thanks for making me also stop and think
Well I'm so with ya on that stuff. It's so easy to look around and see what other ppl have and wonder why you can't have that now. I was actually thinking about all that today...I was wondering why some ppl have always been in a relationship and others get married right after college. They seem to always have that other person there for support and that type of companionship. Other ppl have the perfect job and are living in a great area. I know God knows the desires of each of our hearts and can't wait to blow us away with all He has in store for us, but it is extremely hard to be patient, esp when our timing isn’t the same as His. We get distracted by all the other things that we think will satisfy us, yet they could never even come close to the satisfaction and joy we can have in Him.
I also think God uses these times to teach us and grow us in our faith in Him. I don’t understand how He can love us so much. Since He loves us, He’s gonna do everything it takes to make us complete in Him…even if it hurts and is really hard at times. Like it says in Romans 8 that since He gave up His only son for us, how could He not also give us everything that is necessary to bring fulfillment to the work He began in us. It gives us assurance that in everything we go through we know He is in total control and doing everything to grow us closer to Him. Of course things like what you were mentioning will always be important to us and we will have a desire for those things, but I don’t think there’s anything in the world that could come close to the fullness, peace, joy and satisfaction we can have when we are fully seeking God and being consumed by Him.
The times in my life when I feel like I’m without and am searching for things to fill those voids are the times when Christ reveals himself to me the most. He shows me that He is the only thing that matters and in Him I can discover who I really am and meant to be. It is so hard not to look at what the world looks at and desire that as well, but if we are seeking God and make Him our main desire, He will bless us in more ways than we could ever imagine. I pray that you and all of us will allow God to be our one true passion so that nothing else matters except bringing glory to His name. I know that He is faithful and in doing this He will give us the desires of our hearts. Thanks for writing your blog post…it encourages me to stay focus on what really matters. :)
Well just thank God for everything and he will lead you where you need to go and be glad you are not there for black biker week!
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