There's nothing like the first day of a new season. The first warm day after a long, cold winter. The first crisp morning after a grueling summer. And so begins my story today. I don't like that I sometimes get so used to beautiful things that I forget how blessed I am. Every morning. Every evening. Every second of each day is a blessing.
I have to remind myself of this truth constantly because my human nature is to constantly be impressed. I just got an iPhone, and I love it. I use it all the time to check my email, Twitter, Facebook, text messages, and to get me from point A to point B because I have no sense of direction. But after the initial stage of figuring out how to use the phone, it became so much a part of me that I have forgotten the beautiful blessing that is in this phone. It's an amazing way to connect with people, call my parents, email my grandparents, etc. But if I don't remind myself that it's not just a phone but also an amazing way to "be" with people, I'll grow tired of it.
And I don't like being tired of things that are amazing, like nature. I don't like that I get so used to summer that I forget how amazing it is to be just soaking up the sun. Or that I get used to being in my bed at night that it's hard to wake up and start the day. It might just be this "microwave society" that I live in, but I don't like that I get bored easily. But if I keep reminding myself of the simple pleasures and small beauties in the day, then it's all good. It's okay.
This life that we're living is just a fleeting wind in the course of history. It comes and goes, so we must be careful to take advantage of the simplicities in life. If we overcomplicate things, then we won't be satisfied. But in Genesis 2, it talks about how God breathed life into us, and he breathes life into us daily. It wasn't a one and done situation. God constantly pours out life and love into us so that we can live. With each new day, God breathes life into us.
Breathe him in.
Gungor says this in its opening song
From the ashes, filled with Holy Ghost
Life is here now, breathe it all in
Let it all go, you are earth and wind
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