On yesterday I listened to a guy talk about false gods. He mentioned that we all have them and they look different for all of us. I was really challenged to evaluate my own life as to which false gods I harbor, and I discovered one: happiness. Okay I really didn’t see it as happiness at first, I saw it more as a struggle to be content with life in such a way that I place that above God and my relationship with him. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting better or working to build upon the current but when it gets to a point that it supersedes my number one priority (God) then I have a problem.
I often pray to make my current situation(s) better (you know, career, marriage, finances, etc) but maybe God wants me to see Him in my current predicament and appreciate Him there than always waiting to see Him "move in a powerful way". Sometimes my prayer are more of an ritual prior to me doing what I choose regardless of any "answer" rather than a requirement before making a next move.
I want to be happy because that’s what society tells me I should be, even have a right to be, and if I’m not I should do WHATEVER IT TAKES to make myself happy. That’s a pretty scary thought but it’s where we are as a society. It’s also where we’re moving as a religion.
As I mature I’m learning to appreciate a life marked by simplicity. I’m also learning that though I’m an advocate of change and growth, it should never cause me to make it such a priority in my life that it becomes my god.
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