Jonah 1+2/ Matthew 17+18
Faith like
a child…Become like a one of these…or Jonah in the whale.
Our entire society is in high gear to push people into “adult hood.” Then when
we are there they continue to push us with words like “professional” and
“responsibility” or “success.” To sound very juvenile: FTS, really?
I’ve seen
it. I’ve seen people get everything that we are told to achieve and they are
miserable. I’ve seen people with the highest level of education, the highest
level of money, and the highest level of success in their chosen field and all
they are looking for is that next level. “…Let the little children come to me…”
When the focus is turned inward it is always found wanting. We can only better
ourselves so much. We can only go so far and the ladder is only so tall.
What do we
find at the top of the ladder? We find a bunch of pissed off, entitled little
bastards nipping at our heals just trying to pull us back down. So many people
view other people’s success as their personal failure. I’ve seen this in the
World and the Church. If that person who is not as good as you or not as
educated as you or doesn’t think the same way as you is somehow put on the same
playing field as you then obviously they cannot be congratulated. They must be
stopped. They have nothing to offer you and your fancy degrees. They must be
destroyed or passive aggressively attacked.
…Like one
of these…Faith like a child…it is so simple. My son is entertained simply. He
feels loved simply. He feels success simply. He feels anger simply. With Jesus
pointing back to us being like children and being His children He reminds us of
our place in the Universe. We are all God’s children. We must act accordingly. We
must live simply. We have no control over the biggest things. God wants us to
trust Him. Why? He wants us to trust because we’ll worry ourselves crazy trying
to keep up with everyone else. He knows why we’re here, He knows what we need
to do, and He knows what the outcome will be. It is simple.
As the days continue on I see how I
am not of this world. I don’t care about what they care about; I
don’t think the way they think. The stuff that all of these, professional,
career driven, 401k-ing adults get excited about doesn’t get me going. I need
more then a paycheck. I need more then a retirement plan. I need more then
employee of the month.
Everyday feels like a little more paint is being
peeled off the window. One day I will see clearly what now is so foggy. One day
this too shall be made right.
