Existence

I wonder how many people wish they did not exist. My guess would be not many. People seem to get frustrated or hateful of their current situation in life but I would argue they are not wanting to cease existing just to cease being in their current situation. People get caught up with power, wealth, self righteousness, pride you name it but one thing they forget is without the gift of existence (a gift from God) they can not have anything. I believe God wants us to appreciate the gift of existence first and foremost. I think that is why He talks so much about enjoying life and not getting caught up in the circumstances because they are fleeting. When people say they hate life my guess is they hat their situations in life. You see if you were to ask those people what would make life better they would give you a list of reasons they don’t like life an the things that would make that life better. My guess if they are not Christians that list would consist the things. Such as: “if I had money, if I had a better job, if I did not have to work, if my kids would behave, if I had a better car…” You see the focus is on circumstance not Joy.

God calls us to be joyful in all things. Why is that? I believe because He sees the whole picture like we can't. He knows that circumstances are fleeting and we are eternal. He knows that if you get that better job, nicer car, behaving kids, more money, that all those things will lead to new circumstances that need to be changed and create hate of life. You see it is a focus thing. If you focus on the World and the circumstances you are in all you see are the things that are wrong and need changed (most of the time in your own life but sometimes in the lives of others) and you never find joy. Joy is not to be found in life, in good circumstances or bad. You see life is what happens before you die. But we are not called to focus on it. We are called to focus on the one that brings life, that brings existence. When you focus on Him circumstances fade away, they become part of life. You learn to learn from bad ones and enjoy good ones. Our existence extends beyond life so it seems silly to focus on something that is temporary and forgo that which is forever. Our existence was meant and is meant to last forever that is why we at times feel so weird in this temporary world.

Live life to the fullest enjoy the good times learn from the bad times, but don't only wish to change either. You see if your focus is to change your circumstances they start to control you. You become a captive to circumstance and if it is good it never last long enough (you are mad about that) if it is bad it is unfair and lasts too long, do you see the cycle that you create in that thinking, I do! I have! It is a trap, one I wish on no one, but see in many. You find joy in life by not focusing on life but the Giver of Life Christ. You find Christ by denying yourself, you deny your self by giving it all to Christ, and in return Christ gives you life beyond the circumstance!

Praise God!