Just Give In

It's a common phrase and question now to think or talk about what you would do if today was your last day. Honestly, as morbid as this may sound, I was thinking about what I would do if I were to die. I would be overjoyed on one hand to finally be going home to Christ, but for my last day here on earth, If I were actually going to die today, wouldn't I want to live the day completely for Christ- serving him as much as possible, showing others love all day long, and living as sinless and simply as I can? yes! A thousand times yes! So way than should any day be much different?

Our culture has a sickness; it's called being lazy. My generation is the worst at it, with procrastination being the underlying symptom. Things come up throughout the day that you have to do, or things occur to your mind that you should do, even things come up that you WANT to do- but still you put it off. "I should pray" or "I should talk to my roomates about God"....But then we don't do it. We put it off, saying this isn't a good time, or I'm too busy, or I have something else more important to do. But what's more important than God?

It's OK if we find ourselves doing this, trying to put off what's most important. It's almost natural because we are so used to putting off making big decisions, or doing homework, or excercising- the things that are important to our wordly lives. But what's more important than our wordly lives is our spiritual lives. We all have one, whether we consider our selves to be religious or Chrisitans or non-believers. You still have a spiritual life. It's that stirring inside of you, deep down in your heart, that tells you you aren't quite satisfied. It's that feeling you get when you make someone else happy and when you do good for someone else without gaining anything in return. It's wondering in your mind about how we all got here, what everything stands for, and what your life means in this world.

So I challenge you, whether you have a relationship with God or whether you never even realized that you have a spiritual life, I challenge you to listen to that voice inside you. When you try to put off doing something that's important to your spiritual life- may it be spending time in prayer or maybe just spending time by yourself thinking about the bigger things in life- just don't put it off. Give in, and you will be much happier for listening to your heart.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
-Matthew 5:3

You

As the sun sets, you wrap your big, strong arms around the width of the earth, tucking in the day as you pull up the blanket of the still, silent night. You rest peacefully beside me as I sleep, watching over me and thinking of all the wonderful plans you have in store for my future. Then as the sun rises the next day, you peal back the viel of darkness and night and turn everything around me a golden, shining yellow. The new day you bring me you have filled with warmth, hope and joy. It's gift you give to me again and again and I always will gladly accept and share it with you. Thank you.