This picture has three parts. The trees and grass whiz by so fast, while the clouds slowly meander across the sky which remains blue and constant and forever. Our lives also have three components. Aspects of our lives that come flying at us to fast to be properly prepared for and than they vanish never to be seen again. Than their are parts of our lives which slowly morph and change as they make their way across the unchanging sky which are realities, unchanging and constant as the justice of God. I have found myself far too often giving too much attention to the fast flying unimportant details of life and giving too little time to the slowly changing or ever constant parts of my life. Consider the things that make us happy, food, entertainment, humor. These things come, they go and are never heard of again. I don't remember half the food I ate, half the conversations I participated in or half the jokes I laughed at last week.
We let our joy and our sorrow be defined by the things that nobody will remember. We focus so much of our time, our money and our emotion on things that are forgotten within several hours or days. I think we need to turn the tables and let our joys and sorrows, for sorrow also is necessary, to be defined by more of the constant and less of the relative. I've known people who are worried and anxious and jumpy, always trying to take in all the little details of life that fly by too fast to see. Everyday they have a fear of the unexpected. Always busy, never productive they refuse to rest or consider that half of their problems are self created. I've also known people who spend their time only contemplating the absolutes of life leading them to become cold and detached from the realities of everyday life. Alone in their isolated towers of ivory thought they are unknown and unknowable.
Wisdom is not in the middle. Instead wisdom is found in a combination of all three. The picture above would be weird if the blurry grass were removed along with the clear blue sky leaving only the balanced clouds in between. A person must zoom out from their own life and see all it's aspects. Look at the constants which define who you are and the world around you. Consider the slowly changing developments affecting you and those around you. Keep track of although avoid getting lost in the small details of each day. What we eat, where we will sleep, what we will wear these are all important but our heavenly Father knows that we need them and rather than us getting lost or distraught thinking about these lesser things let our hearts and minds dwell on the truths of our God who is more than capable of providing both our needs and our wants. For He is loving and compassionate full of mercy and tenderness towards those who He has made.
I am still waiting for my work papers to arrive from China. I'm attempting to walk in the wisdom that God has given to me which so far has allowed me to not be discouraged, or frustrated or angry. If I'm feeling anything it's confusion. Confusion which I look forward to dissolving within several days.
