Where do you draw the line? Should there even be a line or is holiness an open shaft upward we are to strive for? There are so many factors to consider; how will my actions affect others and how do I please God?
Does the hermit please God if he withdraws from others to continually read and pray? Does the church-lady please God if she is so involved with committees and programs that her family learns to live without her or the family devotee that saves all free time for home and family?
Knowing how to spend one's time and energy righteously is difficult. Does the word "righteously" put the question in a different light? Does that word open the door to feelings of guilt because, short of praying, there's always something more we could be doing. Or, is our circumstance part of God's design and how we spend our time largely dependent on our circumstance? Do we each have an individual plan, with individualized goals, and personal obstacles known only to God?
I don't know, and because of grace, amazing grace, I don't need to know where to draw the line. There is nothing I can do to make Him love me more, and nothing I can do to make Him love me less. God is not an accountant balancing my debits against my credits. My name is written in in the Book and PAID IN FULL is written beside it.
Where in the spectrum of my life am I? Some say I'm "over the hill"; I sometimes agree. My body keeps telling my mind, "your too old for that" but my heart is young and strangely, I'm always 18-28 in my dreams. I've heard that we do not leave one life on earth, and begin another in heaven. Eternal life is a continuum, only location changes. I like that idea. It's not too late to begin a new project, set a goal, or make a change.
Showing posts with label guilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guilt. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Time: good, or bad?
Okay, no wonder no one has read or commented on my blog, it took me half an hour to find my own! I guess "Where am I?" is an appropriate title.
I am really trying to spend my time well. It is difficult because I have very few demands on my time which leads one to waste an incredible amount of time and, thus, feel guilty; bad sequence of events.
Well, I've got a list for today so that's a good start.
I am really trying to spend my time well. It is difficult because I have very few demands on my time which leads one to waste an incredible amount of time and, thus, feel guilty; bad sequence of events.
Well, I've got a list for today so that's a good start.
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