Take it all away
Posted March 6, 2007
Come with me for a minute and take everything away from the earth that was made by man. Take away all the music, all the sitcoms and movies, take away the theme parks and the highways and the bright busy cities. Take away the internet and the novels. Take away fashion. Strip the world of its armour--what's left?
God.
Take away what we accept as our world or maybe, just maybe then we'd be able to really see Him. For who He is in His entirety. Beyond what we see now. Bayond what we know now. Beyond where we've been.
I get frusterated at how easily distracted we are. At how powerful such a unpowerful world can be. I grow tired of being blinded by things He never even inteded to be a part of Hid flawness creation.
I desire intimacy. An intimacy unscarred by sparkle and glam. I want to stand in wonder of the birds and the rivers that are so much more amazing and yet so much more overlooked than any ipod or computer system will ever be. I want the stars and the sun and the clouds to be what make me marvel. His designs are flawless-never out of date. Never over or under done. Everything about Him is perfect - yesterday, today and even tomorrow. Unchanging. He dosnt need to be updated. Tomorrow isnt going to find Him as old news. Everyday fresh. Everyday brand new. And yet forever unchanging.
And we look all over for something elst to be new; for something else to be good enough, fresh enough, or more "cutting edge". We want the newest fashions, the latest trends, the most recent gadgets. Its all going to wear out. Tomorrow it wont be enough. We lose ourselves in frusteration. We find ourselves drowning in our inhibitions. We're never quite good enough.....but maybe this new mascara will make it better, or at least hide it a little better. Maybe if I buy a new dress or a new pair of jeans - perhaps thats what I need. Perhaps then i'll finally feel like someone..
Now, if you have a minute, come away a little further...this time by yourself.
Alone in a desert. Just you and miles and miles of sand and sky. Stripped of everything you own, every last possession. No family, no friends, no cute skirts of designer jeans. No sports or movies or music. Nothing. Just you. Alone. Void of everything save what lies within.
Who are you?
When you take it all away- the glam, the glitz, the closets full of confidence, the hours at the gym, the straregies for a happy household....
When you take away the man made temples that are growing stronger and stronger by the day, who are you? Outside of the image reflected back at you in the mirrior, beyond the assurance of others, beyond status and rank, beyond everything you've built for yourself- who are you? On the inside. If we all looked the same, who would you be? If physical distinction was non-existant, if talent was non-existent, if atheletic ability was nothing - who would the rest of the world say that you are? Or maybe even more importantly, who would you say that you are?
If your not enough stripped of all you possess, alone in a desert, void of everything save what lies within, you're never going to be enough.
You were born for more. You were born for greatness. And yet none of it is yours. It's not your greatness. It's not your victory. The battle isnt even yours. But he wants to take you higher. He wants to take you deeper. He wants to lead you to a desert...just you...with nothing in tow. Just you and your heart. He wants to whisper in your ear; to reveal things about yourself and your life you never even realized before.
He wants to show you who you are - through tears and laughter, through smiles and frusterations, He will show you who you really are. On the inside.
-onetruth.com
