Despairing
My dear silent friend,
I see you everywhere. Angry, silent, insolent, elusive, in control, out of control, in-your-face attitudes. You're withdrawn, unhappy, ill-defined, pretenders, players, users, addicted to self-wants, soul sabotagers, relationship skuttlers, with blank realities, without character, wearing amoral masks that hide those not-so-good choices--and I weep. The emptiness, oh the pain of it all. Shall I go on?
Empty, bored, depressed, suicidal, frustrated; lives that lack meaning, definition, purpose, love, understanding, and hope. Am I too harsh? Possibly. Even two or three of these woes is two or three too many.
These need not define the conversation. What if we could really see what is going on behind the scenes? What if you could see why there is a reason to hope. The spiritual world is alive, active, and productive. A lot is happening all around us all the time. Let's think about that for a moment. God is at work. But where? Everywhere.
What if?
WHAT IF
What if, for every rainbow--you could see the God who made it,
What if, for every sorrow--you could see the the God who heals it,
What if, for every mistake--you could see the God who forgives it,
What if, for every misstep--you could see the God who uses it for his glory?
What if, for every fear--you could see the God who upholds you,
What if, for every misery--you could see the God who helps you,
What if, for every temptation--you could see the God who delivers you,
What if, for every pain--you could see the God who ministers to you?
What if, for every failure--you could see the God who redeems it,
What if, for every frustration--you could see the God who calms you,
What if, for every disappointment--you could see the God who leverages it,
What if, for every curse--you could see the God who rejects it?
What if, for every problem--you could see the God who solves it,
What if, for every joy--you could see the God who celebrates it,
What if, for every kindness--you could see the God who loves it,
What if, for every obedience--you could see the God who honors it?
What if, for every gift--you could see the God who appreciates it,
What if, for every sacrifice--you could see the God who approves it,
What if, for every prayer--you could see the God who blesses it,
What if, for every miracle--you could see the God who enabled it?
What if, for every praise--you could see the God who accepts it,
What if, for every life--you could see the God who made it.
What if, for every tune--you could see the God who plays it,
What if, for every wonder--you could see the God who created it?
What if, for every language--you could see the God who designed it,
What if, for every thought--you could see the God who hears it,
What if, for every action--you could see the God who beholds it,
What if, for every grace--you could see the God who initiates it?
Then, I believe, if we could see all the inter-workings going on behind the scenes and within the myriad of complexities that make up our lives, and if we could see how God is involved in every aspect of living on planet earth, then, I believe, there would be less angst, less boredom with life, less unhappiness and doom. I believe there would be greater purpose, centered liveliness, happiness, with a stronger sense of selves at one with the universe and in full awareness of the divine touch of the hand of God in it all.
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Have a blessed day.
