I amaze myself at how often I'm trying to get somewhere. And,
because I'm into measurables, the "process" has seemed to torture me. But
lately, I've been guided by a fresh revelation: We never really get there. Despite the "ladders of success" and the "stepping stones" to the next level of
performance or position, getting to that particular place is illusional at
best.
Life fulfillment is being aware of the journey and content with this stage
of it. Who says you were meant for better or more pleasurable right now?
Conversely, why would you think that where you are now, as pleasant as it might
be, is meant to be short-lived? The best we can do with where we are is to quit
surmising and commit this season to God by entrusting anything "next" to Him
alone! The brutal truth lies in what author Paul David Tripp wrote in his book
Dangerous Calling: "When you think you've arrived, you congratulate
yourself for things in yourself that only grace could produce." Let us live by
the motion of the journey, not the myth of arrival!
What frustrations with this "journey" do you need to surrender to Christ
today?
5 comments:
Great word! I particularly love the revelation of the alluding "next step," and the emphasis on the process. Thanks brother Darren!
Jason - Great hearing from you. Thanks for reading. Privileged to be a fellow-journeyer!
I enjoyed and learned a lot in seminary courses, such as: Strategic Driven Ministries, Vision and Strategic Planning, and other courses in leading healthy churches and church growth. What I’ve learned best, before and after seminary, was and ability to notice, see emptiness in people and discern situations Christ is needed in – such are the bumps along the way on my journey. The journey has its ups and downs – I never know what is “next” – nonetheless, as you wrote; we are to “commit this season to God by entrusting anything "next" to Him alone!” We need never forget the simplicity of our prayer, we are to ask, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done,” and not ask for our “process to be successfully deployed; our vision be glorified, our strategy be blessed.” Great blog!
Blessings, Owen
Thanks, Owen. Yes, I agree...it's all about His Kingdom. Appreciate you, my friend.
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