Beyond Mere Existence

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I have this image in my mind of someone wasting their time trying to feed a dead horse instead of moving out to feed all the starving ponies. Human nature is amazing to me. We all have that part of us that hates to break a familiar routine! I mean, what is it about us that we hate to leave the familiar even when it is sooooo lifeless and doesn’t fulfill any part of our being? Clinging to something that doesn’t offer a sense of fulfillment or satisfaction can lead us to a place of comforting our existence instead of living a life of accomplishment. Anyone who has ever studied Psychology knows that stress is considered to be the spice of life. We need a little bit of pressure to help us feel ALIVE!

Feeding a dead horse doesn’t take much effort at all. Just show up. Ignore the odor. Put down new hay and just pretend you don’t see that the other from yesterday is still there. Press it down so there’s room to pile on more. Now walk away and feel like you have done something profitable. You will not even have to shovel away any OUTPUT (lol!), dead horses don’t produce any. No fuss and no mess. Easy as pie! You didn’t even have to break a sweat. What a life! You’ve got it made. But wait... What about your feeling of accomplishment? Where is that zeal you used to have? Where is that feeling of knowing you really made a difference?

Now, on the other hand, getting outside that fence could be quite unsettling. Oh the faith that it’s going to take to conquer the land of the “unknown." Wow!! You’ll have to believe God for something you cannot see. You will have to trust God more than ever before. You will have to take God literally at HIS word. What a thought! What an idea! I mean, letting yourself be put into a place of total dependency on God... Why that’s like ……..that’s like …living a life like people in the Bible! Why that’s absurd isn’t it? No, it isn't absurd at all... It’s called living for God instead of existing for God. Living for God will always lead us into situations that place new demands on our faith. Existing for God rations the faith obtained long ago from past experiences hoping to have enough to get by.

Loving U Like a Sister,

Regina