The Light Revolution
Life has hit hard. Being a Christian doesn't give me a free pass from regret, sadness, anger or depression. These things can still occupy spaces in me while I bring my body along through daily existence. But my life is more than that. Underneath these fleeting annoyances is a dogged optimism that is JOY and HOPE and LOVE...and I can't shake it. Most of the time it's all I can do to stop myself from dancing with strangers or bursting into spontaneous hugging.There's a LOT of restraint here! (And for those of you who know me, I can hear you saying, "That's RESTRAINT?!?!")
Now I've not always been this way. I have known anger and fear as my foundation. This NEW thing in me came when I realized my responsibility shrank to JUST who and what is in front of me at any given moment. These days, I am better about putting down the weight of the world, surrendering my agenda (political, scheduled and otherwise) and giving up the need to be right. I have decided that relationships are the point. I have very little tolerance for anything or anyone that gets in the way of that, including myself. I can be my greatest relationship killer as I rush between appointments, lose patience with others or allow myself to lose heart in humanity as news unfolds. While the media would have us believe the world is going crazy, however, I can rest in the knowledge I don't have to go crazy with it. We are BETTER and MORE than all the crazy.
My plan is to love the best I can, to live a life of purpose and to step out of the race for things. I don't always get it right but I'm getting better. With every victory, my breath comes a little easier and my step's got more bounce. Peace wins.
Unless God is getting ready to blow my mind even more than He already does, I'm not anticipating that I will conquer the world, lead a country, invent the next must-have gadget or be a revolutionary. My expectation, however, is to be a light in dark places. Imagine if we ALL took part in The Light Revolution! (Maybe I WILL be a revolutionary!) Joy doesn't come from seeking happiness for ourselves but growing the happiness in others. Light...it...UP!
Now I've not always been this way. I have known anger and fear as my foundation. This NEW thing in me came when I realized my responsibility shrank to JUST who and what is in front of me at any given moment. These days, I am better about putting down the weight of the world, surrendering my agenda (political, scheduled and otherwise) and giving up the need to be right. I have decided that relationships are the point. I have very little tolerance for anything or anyone that gets in the way of that, including myself. I can be my greatest relationship killer as I rush between appointments, lose patience with others or allow myself to lose heart in humanity as news unfolds. While the media would have us believe the world is going crazy, however, I can rest in the knowledge I don't have to go crazy with it. We are BETTER and MORE than all the crazy.
My plan is to love the best I can, to live a life of purpose and to step out of the race for things. I don't always get it right but I'm getting better. With every victory, my breath comes a little easier and my step's got more bounce. Peace wins.
Unless God is getting ready to blow my mind even more than He already does, I'm not anticipating that I will conquer the world, lead a country, invent the next must-have gadget or be a revolutionary. My expectation, however, is to be a light in dark places. Imagine if we ALL took part in The Light Revolution! (Maybe I WILL be a revolutionary!) Joy doesn't come from seeking happiness for ourselves but growing the happiness in others. Light...it...UP!
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Studio 3:33 - "The 4 of Us: Together at Last" , August 14, 2010
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