While we were in San Antonio this weekend (and by the way, thank you Aaron Daniel and Jenny for putting us up in this great hotel!), we made Texas-shaped waffles as a part of our breakfast at the hotel. This picture may make it look small, but I have to say that this waffle was definitely the way Texas should be in size! And delicious, I might add.We were so excited to go and have a refreshing weekend, to relax and get away from the norm. And we did. It was so beautiful, such a different atmosphere, which is always nice. We got to park and walk all over downtown in the really great weather, day and night. It was so exactly what we wanted: refreshing. But you know what? After 3 days, we were ready to come back home. We wanted the norm back! Isn't it funny how that works out? You can't wait for something, and then when you get it, you get your feel of it, and then you're done. We don't want to stay there forever. You wanna move on to the next thing.
I feel like we can be like that spiritually. There are times when we are constantly seeking God, for Him to tell us what the heck He's doing, why we're where we are. And in those times, that's when we grow. We start looking for answers, we start begging for Him to forgive us, we start being more conscious of our actions and words. But then there are times when everything is easy breezy, when we didn't even crack open our bible that day because we really felt no need. I mean, why go to God when we have nothing to ask of Him, when we have nothing to say? Well, how about a "thanks?" Sometimes we get so stagnant in our faith that we don't think we need God for EVERY little thing and decision that particular day... We don't realize it at the time, but that's not a good place to be, even though it seems as though everything is going great. When God leads us through those times when we feel like we need Him every second, as we are seeking Him at all times, He doesn't want us to stop there after we're done. He wants us to move on to the next thing. He wants us to continue to never be satisfied where we are, just as you do in your professional life. You don't wanna look down the road in 20 years and say you're doing the exact same work you're doing now, do you? Sure, you can be in the same position at work, but as a person, as a professional at whatever it is that you do, do you want to say that you never got any better at what you do? I don't. I don't even want to be where I am a year from now. I want to continue to grow as an artist, writer, singer, whatever. I want to continue to discover new things, you know?
We really should consider that when it comes to our faith and our spiritual growth. They call it growth for a reason, folks. Til the day we die, we will never get to a perfect level of faith or knowledge of His Word. There are so many things in the bible that aren't perfectly laid out for us to absorb at first read. We can continue to grow, and He wants us to.
Don't you want to? Don't you want to become a better person every day? Even looking back on your mistakes a few years ago, do you still wanna be that person? I don't.
We've all still got a long way to go. And to those of you who aren't so sure about Christianity or Jesus or The Bible, don't let people who call themselves Christians be your guide. A very large percent of this country put themselves into the category of "Christians." I think people want to put themselves in a category that will help them in the afterlife, but they don't necessarily have a real-life relationship with Jesus. So please please please don't use anyone as your guide. Do the reading yourself. Let God speak to you as you read His Word. He will speak to you if you ask Him. There are a lot of "if's" in the bible. I just suggest you read them for yourself because we all make mistakes. None of us are worthy to be an accurate example of Jesus Christ to you.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. II Peter 3:18
-Tara K
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