Back to Basics
Categories: Christianity, Life Journies, Passions
Do you ever wonder what it is you are supposed to be doing with your life?
In my last post I talked about the fact that I am turning 40 this year and that it has caused me to really start thinking about my life and legacy and what it is I TRULY NEED to do with whatever time I am blessed with in the future. I’ve gone through a season like this in the past where I struggled with my purpose, but this time it’s different. It’s not really about the purpose but more about the end result.
The biggest thing on my mind is I feel need to get back to the basics.
I tend to hone in on and focus on the things that really don’t matter in the long run. I get distracted by the things I can’t change instead of working on the ones I can. At times, the world presents something shiny and I want “it”. I tend to be like the Dug in the movie UP ….Squirrel!
I am a lukewarm Christian who has been burned so many times by other Christians that I’ve withdrawn from church. I am a husband and dad who has been spending way more time on ideas that I can’t lay down or let die, instead of being with family. I am an entrepreneur who doesn’t know how to turn off and enjoy a hobby or time off. And if I can be truly honest, I think the social media tools and Internet have been awesome but it has become a replacement for actual friendships or personal interaction.
I miss some of those days where life was simpler and about the basics.
Basics. God first, family second, friends third. Everything else is after that. Oh, and I need to really fit exercising in there somewhere because I am getting fat and lazy. How is that for transparency? I can’t believe that I am sharing all this, but for some reason I really felt led to. Maybe just for the sake that I will see this post and know I need to change what I can.
So there it is; rambling thoughts of a guy walking the path to an age that shouldn’t matter but does. I’m in a mode of trying to discern the things I need to get rid of, what I need to embrace, and what I need to do with every day I’m given. Maybe I’ll just dye my hair blonde this weekend and test drive a fast car.
Who’s with me?
What do you think about this look? I think you could pull it off. http://drp.ly/GYig
LMAO! That is hilarious! I look like that guy on the food network. Geez, you just convinced me to not dye my hair.
James,
transparency is what we all need to be, to the one that matters most we are transparent to. He sees it all and yet in His infinite love He still loves us. Amazing isn’t it? That is what I am sure the person who Amazing Grace was considering at the time of his inspiration.
It is easy to let the things of this world crowd in upon us, it is a constant struggle, but thankfully the day will come when we are called out of here and the struggle will be over. My hat is off to you for laying it out there. God can bless honesty, the problem is that most Christians are living very closely to how they lived before they gave their lives to Christ, they have not bothered or attempted to start the process of renewing their minds. Romans 12:2