I’m officially making the transition from my beloved blog on Blogspot to WR. I knew it would have to come at some point in time, but, alas, here we are.
I’ve been encouraged to set up a theme for my posts that I’ll be using this next year. As I reflected on this, I realized that my journaling/blogging tends to center around this concept of “soul searching.” Not only do I consistenly learn things about myself, but I thrive on discovering new things about others as well as humanity in general.
For example, my latest musings have centered around trust. I’m curious to see if other cultures and other peoples suffer from the pandemic of anxiety that holds the American culture in veritable paralysis. I find myself prone to worry, most specifically, about the unknown. I fear what I do not realize about my future, about my relationships, about what I’ll do or when I’ll do it. And I consider myself a faith-based believer! Just this morning our office staff talked about worry (from 1 Peter) and our tendancy to amass material belongings which, in turn, cause us more worry! This cyclical pattern has backed us into a corner.
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews) The intricacy by which God set up this system of believing without seeing drives us to our knees. For if we choose to believe that which we do not see or completely understand, we are forced to humbly rely on another foundation of truth. This truth, when embraced, is the most liberating gift God could possibly give.
As I look ahead to next year, I see the leap of faith before me (and realize that many, many others exist on my trek around the globe). My choice now is to leap or not to leap. I choose now my reactions and approaches I will take next year. I can choose to set a precident of faith and trust or of mistrust and worry. The answer seems so simple…why do we complicate it?
