What Is Life Really All About?

It's been awhile since my last post. It's been an extremely busy time my way. Within the last two weeks, my grandfather has passed away, and one of my very closest sisters in the Lord, lost her grandson. I am currently several hundred miles away from home, so that I could attend his funeral and be available for my precious friend. My mother and father also live in this area, so it is an opportunity to visit with them while I am here also.

With these two unexpected events, and after attending this important funeral today, I must say, I have been impacted with thoughts and contemplations of the things that are truly important in my life (and the life of others) vs. the things that are not. It did not help that I decided to watch "The Christmas Shoes" for the first time this evening, either. If you haven't yet seen this movie, I recommend that you do. It's a story about two families, whose lives intertwine in a significant way. One family includes a mother, father, and their 10 year old son. This family learns that the mother is deathly ill and will not live much longer. Tears were flowing! I mean, how do you prepare yourself to separate from someone you love so much? This is what this family was facing. As hard as that was, most people do not ever have the opportunity to say their goodbyes.


Everything that has recently transcended in my spirit as a result to all that has taken place, has mixed with what was impending in my spirit prior to all of this occurring. You see, I had a dissatisfaction, a tiredness, if you will, or what could maybe even be described as a slight disgust, for the focus that I constantly see all around me, on agendas, busyness, opinions, outlooks, schedules, expectations.........things that miss the importance of what our life is really all about.

And, that is a pretty good question, don't you think? What is our life really all about?

I despise repetition without progress. I despise living in a place of nothing happening & nothing changing. I mean what are we really on this earth for? I believe it is to give of ourselves and to also receive the things that God has chosen to bless us with. The problem is, that, agendas and busyness often takes our focus off of the simple gifts that God surrounds us with everyday. Opinions, outlooks, and expectations rob us of recognizing the uniqueness and quality in one another. We are all full of glorious potential. People expect so much at times without considering what other's lives may truly consist of. Shame on anyone who tries to convince someone that they need to be just like them, or live like they have lived, in order to succeed, or be close to God.

These things bother me. Does it bother any of you in the same way?

Dear Lord, I pray that you would align our focus to be your focus.

Show us how to treasure the things you're doing and the ones you have placed in our lives.

Help us slow ourselves enough to take notice to the things that are important to you, and just not to us.

Help us to quiet ourselves enough that we would hear your voice.

Help us to seek you and to be open to your change and correction.

Let us live a life that represents your fullness,

and may we seize all that each day holds.

In Jesus' name, amen.