It is foggy outside... it seems as though we are living in a cloud, where it seems that we have an island amidst white nothingness. Alone amongst the trees and fog, it seems so calm and peaceful.. but what can it teach us?
Sadly, the concept of fog seems to carry over to how many of us live our lives each day- in a fog, oblivious to those around us, their needs and hurts, and what we could do to make the light of Christ a little brighter for them.
We tend to see only the immediate, with those things a little farther into the future a little foggy in our view. What? Think about what's going on in our lives that will affect the future? Why? Now is what's going on, we tell ourselves, ignoring the glaring truth that what we do today will affect what happens tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that....
The illusion that we are islands by ourselves and independent of anyone else, can lead us to do foolish things, and ignore the consequences it may have on someone else. Not asking for help when we really need it, for instance. Letting ourselves become convinced that we are the only person in the entire world that has ever dealt with "this"...
Not seeing the people living around us can cause us to completely miss the ministry opportunity we could have to show Christ to those who need him, and show his Love to those who are hurting. It can cause us to fail to see the blessings God is holding out for us, if only we would take them.
More lessons to follow... :-)
hmm.. what next... Lessons from sunshine?
