"What a remarkable age this is!"
If it could be out in a phrase... it's "What a
remarkable age this is!"
There are a lot of negative things in the world today, but
there are a lot of magnificent things as well.
I think this is true of any time
in history, remarkable inventions, great works of art and literature, and
incredible people changing their part of the world.
What made this song verse pop into my head? The amount of information and tools available
at our fingertips, at any given time. Sunday
night I wanted to know what language Paul wrote to the Corinthians in, a quick
search on the internet while driving in the car (my passenger, not me), Greek. What Greek word for love was Paul referring
too? Agape. (Thank you Google.)
The next morning, while driving
to our local Community Arts organization
for The Littles gig, YouTube quick search
and the kids were warming up their voices with Vocal Warm-Up videos by
professional voice coaches.
But, perhaps the one thing that
made me pause in awe, my mother sent me
an e-mail with a copy of my
great-great-grandfather's obituary attached.
I was able to see a picture of my great-great-grandfather and read his
obituary, from my computer, in my house!
I didn't
have to go someplace to look for it on microfiche, it was right there when I opened my
e-mail.
For me, it's
easy to take things for granted, to focus on all that is wrong in my own
world, the world around me or the world in
general. It was a learned behavior
growing up, one that has perpetuated into
adulthood. Yesterday, a friend posted
that she had DONE IT! She woke up at her
goal weight. However, her post wasn’t a
brag post, it was a gentle reminder to do things that are hard, to be an adult.
“Let's
be grown-ups today and do what we need to
do to take care of ourselves. Eat better, workout, heal a relationship, break
off a relationship. Whatever it is, do
it, you grown-up person. (I imagine
myself saying that in Stan Lee's voice, but probably most people have no idea
what I'm talking about.)
ANYWAY!
No more excuses!”
God has been
knocking on my door a lot lately. The Holy
Spirit has laid it on my heart to change my viewpoint, to see things through
different a different lens. See more
positives, trust more, believe more, dream more and have unquestionable
faith. All things work for His glory, on
His time, He is forever faithful! The
letter we read on Sunday that Paul wrote to the Corinthians specifically said: “Set your mind on the higher gifts!...
When I was a child, I used to talk
like a child, and see things as a child does, and think like a child; but now
that I have become an adult, I have finished with all childish ways.” I know that God is calling me to grow up, put away my childish excuses, focus on
the remarkable and work on the negatives that I can fix.
I am truly
blessed with incredible people in my life, family friends and co-workers, each
one a special gift set on a path to intersect with mine. God has been using many of them to help
change the lens with which I view the
world and my circumstances. I’m working on being grateful, recognizing the
remarkable in my life, counting my blessings, trusting and yes growing up!
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