12/6/2018 0 Comments Life is a journeyLife is a journey.
Yeah... sure... maybe I ought to be considered a total philosophical newb for this to hit me for the first time tonight... but hang with me here. See, in life, or at least here in America, we get this picture in our heads of "someday": "Someday" life will be better. "Someday" things will be different. "Someday" life will be stable. "Someday" all my dreams will come true. And we think of "someday" as a destination, a stopping stop where we can rest for years of glorious peace. But, that's not how life works, is it? Just when things start to look up and you start to find a solid footing on which to build the foundation of your "Someday", something comes along and rips it right out from underneath your feet. And, so, you find yourself once again walking begrudgingly down the road towards the ever-elusive destination of which you have dreamed ever since you can remember. You think to yourself, "I was so close!" or "I thought I had it this time..." or "Will this ever stop?" In this life, no. No, "Someday" will not arrive while you are still alive. No, you won't ever reach that destination. No, things will never stop changing. They were never meant to. There are no rest stops on the road of life. You're either growing, or you're dying. That's all there is to it. There are no utopias this side of Heaven. And praise the Lord for that! If we found our "Someday"s here on Earth, we would be done. Done with walking, done with growing, done with needing Jesus. Our hearts would be at home in this dark and miserable place, and we would be lost to the redemptive work of Christ. And even those who think that they have found their happy place here are only fooling themselves. This world is not our home. This world has no "Someday" for us. This world is nothing but a road from our beginning to our eternity. Every moment, change comes into our lives and pushes us ever further in our journeys. Every moment, something new is coming toward us, waiting to see if we are open to the adventure. Every moment, we are reminded that the true and ultimate "Someday" is waiting for us on the other side. Maybe a road is not even the right analogy, because people stop on roads all the time. Think instead of a river: a great and mighty river that is always flowing and always changing. No matter how hard you try to swim against the tide, it will still move you; it will still change you. The current ever pulls you along whether or not you like it. Might as well enjoy the ride, right? How? By remembering that the great "Someday" is coming. Our perfect life where our hearts are full to bursting, wanting for nothing,when our souls cry for joy and our bodies ache no more, this day is coming for us. We don't have to work for it, we don't have to earn it, we don't have to slave away to know it will be our's. It is promised to all in the faith, not by our merits, but by Christ alone. So let go of all the things you think you need to badly in this life. Stop yearning for ultimate satisfaction this side of Heaven. You won't find them! By the pure and utter grace of God, you won't find them! But you will find peace. You will find joy. You will find contentment. While all of space and time is slipping past, trying to steal them from you, these things will be your's forever. And with them, you walk this journey called life, no longer straining to see a comfortable wayside to park, but knowing that every step you take on this road brings you closer to the destination waiting for you to enjoy for all eternity. Embrace the change. Savor the steps. Enjoy the journey. And rest in the promise of eternal peace.
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