Desire or Disappointment

Strange title right? They seem like polar opposites don't they? But why is it that they go together so often like chicken and noodle soup? Can you have one without the other? Is there truly joy apart from the pain? Beauty without the ashes? Isn't the very message of the Gospel one that rescues us from the terrible mess we found ourselves in? Or should I say He found us in.

Desire is in the heart of every boy and girl from the time they could reach for the stairs and crawl up them. A desire to conquer, overcome, explore and find that next fun thing to do. Every young girl dreams of being a beautiful princess with a purple dress and of course, pink shoes. Every boy dreams of greatness, that when he grows up he wants to be a fireman, or an engineer who builds the tallest buildings. No boy dreams of being in a cubicle of an office for forty hours a week. They long for adventure and risk to get that adventure. Sadly as many grow up and face disappointment they give up their desires and dreams because it is just to hard. Life is difficult. Life isn't fair. Life throws some curve balls that would make even the finest of batters seem anything but great.

How do we go back to the garden? How do we find the life worth living for again? Is it really worth more heartache and frustration? Jesus says in John 10:10 that He came to give life and life abundant. Really? Then why am I so unfruitful, and disconnected? Ah good questions lad? The answer most certainly lies in the resignation of your heart and soul. The scriptures also say that He rewards those who seek Him diligently and persistently. If we have lost heart and given up then we will not love God enough to stay with Him to bring us out of despair and into spacious territory. It is a two way street.

To be continued...