Is it me or does life and love just seem too freakin' complicated sometimes? Why does one have to get hurt for another to be happy? Why does,,,you know what, a light bulb just came on-I'll tell you why; because so many people go through life so haphazardly not knowing what they want that they settle for something less than what will truly make them happy so when they do figure out where happiness lies they are already bound to something or someone else. So I guess the question should be, why do people settle for less than what will make them truly happy? I know people make mistakes but we aren't bound by too many laws, this isn't the "old testament", this is the "grace dispensation". I was in a bad marriage for 14 years because I made a mistake at age 19 and I stayed in it so long because I was told "that's the right thing to do", "the bible says that's what you have to do". Hello? So now I'm bound by the laws even though I'm saved by grace? I thought forgiveness erased mistakes? So I should be miserable the rest of my life because in my youth I screwed up? It took me a long time to realize God is bigger than all of the ignorant, uneducated, bible twisting, narrow minded "elders" in the world and his GRACE is sufficient!! So I messed up, got married for the wrong reason or in this case too young, does that mean I should stay out of mere obligation? If I get a divorce will God never forgive me (here is where you hear-"you'll always be living in adultery by marrying someone else"); oh yeah? I thought God forgave my sins? So which is it, does law bind me or grace forgive me? People need to quit gagging on the gnats and crapping dung of camel. I have been divorced 2 1/2 years now and I still don't feel that God has removed any of his calling on my life. He said the gifts of God are given without repentance, meaning he still expects me to do what he called me to do because he doesn't regret calling me to do it. Based on that I have to say God is right-your wrong, get over it and let God worry about judging people. You probably struggle to keep your own life in decent order so what makes you think you can manage mine or anyone Else's? Life is hard enough on our own, we can't let outsiders try to micromanage us. Love is difficult sometimes but can anyone tell you what you feel or what is right for your life or what will make you happy? No, we cannot live for other people or we will one day wake up and find ourselves in utter misery and we will feel to old and afraid to change by then. Today I choose to be Happy! You do what you will but don't be surprised to find one day that the people you tried to make happy are no longer around. Live~ Laugh~ Love
Keeponkeepin'on
...D..
Let Hope In
12 years ago
3 comments:
Two questions...
1). Do we always know what will make us happy? We tend to focus on the short term...what feels right at the moment. God has the larger picture in mind. I find that I get frustrated because I am looking at things through a narrow minded view.
2). What do you think your calling is from God? I don't think we have discussed this. Curious minds want to know...
1). How can we ever be happy if we don't know what will make us happy? It would seem to me that if you didn't know what would make you happy then you shouldn't be unhappy, you would just exist being oblivious to the "feel good" emotions. Wouldn't you have to be dead to be in this state? We do at times tend to get caught up in the short term but just like goals, once accomplished you make more and keep chasing them. It's a evolutionary process.
2). I would have thought you could figure this one out.
Okay, I am not sure if you are understand what I am saying. I think we have an idea of what will make us happy...if it "feels" right we think that it is and therefore equat it to happiness. The thing is that we, as you would say, settle for less than what God has for us. To know true happiness is to be in His will in His perfect plan for our lives. So instead of getting caught up in the moment shouldn't we be striving for His will? We, however, tend to always chase what "we" think happiness is...Does that make sense?
As for your calling, I have my thoughts...I just want to hear it from the "horses" mouth. Of course, I am not calling you a horse...lol!
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