“Be true to yourself.
Make each day your masterpiece.
Help others.
Drink deeply from good books.
Make friendship a fine art.
Build a shelter against a rainy day.
Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.”
― John Wooden
MICAH 1-3
11Her leaders judge for a bribe,
her priests teach for a price,
and her prophets tell fortunes for money.
Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No disaster will come upon us.”
12Therefore because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,
the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets. (3:11-12)
REVELATION 10
5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
JOURNAL
Here from Micah is a warning that to me, seems against those that have found profit and comfort in their current position. It also is a reminder of the dangers and the subtlety of comfort. Yet many times I find that my heart longs for comfort and ease, but when I get it and it's outside of the normal weekend break or vacation I find that it no longer is satisfying. I get bored and long for challenge and something that matters. Fortunately or unfortunately this hasn't happened very often, and I do wonder if it's an indication of the dangers of things being too easy.
Rest and vacation are all wonderful things. They are definitely gifts that are good. Just as the Kingdom of Israel, Solomon's wealth was a blessing. But I think the danger is when they become the end goal rather than a blessing for a small period of time. One of the things that used to bother me as a financial advisor was always focusing on planning for the day that people will do nothing. The more I think about it...it almost feels like a way to take people out of the game and render them ineffective. We aren't meant to check out of life. We are here for a purpose and it's not to simply rest and take it easy.
Rest and vacation are all wonderful things. They are definitely gifts that are good. Just as the Kingdom of Israel, Solomon's wealth was a blessing. But I think the danger is when they become the end goal rather than a blessing for a small period of time. One of the things that used to bother me as a financial advisor was always focusing on planning for the day that people will do nothing. The more I think about it...it almost feels like a way to take people out of the game and render them ineffective. We aren't meant to check out of life. We are here for a purpose and it's not to simply rest and take it easy.
16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1THESSALONIANS 5:16-18
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