40 Watt
I have noticed something lately: no matter what the situation, I always have some formulated picture or idea of how it ought to be. I don't think I am alone on this.
On the most simple levels, we eat because we are hungry; we turn on a light when we can't see in the dark. But even beyond basic necessities, I find myself wanting to feed my hungry self a certain way and light the room so it's inviting.
I like having 40 Watt bulbs in each corner of the room. Call it ambiance or whatever. I light candles and listen to Bach whenever I do homework or read. I enjoy aligning situations with how I feel like they should be. It's almost like bringing them back up to the level they belong rather than just trying to make them better.
Should our lifestyles as believers reflect the same mentality? As people who know God's love as being right and perfect (the ultimate standard of "good"), shouldn't we live in pursuit of making the world around us as good as it can possibly be by the power of love?
We can create a life ambiance that is saturated by a comforting and peace-giving God. We make things as they ought to be by putting a 40 Watt bulb in every corner of our world.
I have noticed something lately: no matter what the situation, I always have some formulated picture or idea of how it ought to be. I don't think I am alone on this.
On the most simple levels, we eat because we are hungry; we turn on a light when we can't see in the dark. But even beyond basic necessities, I find myself wanting to feed my hungry self a certain way and light the room so it's inviting.
I like having 40 Watt bulbs in each corner of the room. Call it ambiance or whatever. I light candles and listen to Bach whenever I do homework or read. I enjoy aligning situations with how I feel like they should be. It's almost like bringing them back up to the level they belong rather than just trying to make them better.
Should our lifestyles as believers reflect the same mentality? As people who know God's love as being right and perfect (the ultimate standard of "good"), shouldn't we live in pursuit of making the world around us as good as it can possibly be by the power of love?
We can create a life ambiance that is saturated by a comforting and peace-giving God. We make things as they ought to be by putting a 40 Watt bulb in every corner of our world.
posted by bencooper at 7:47 PM
3 Comments:
doesn't it make you mad if what "should be" isn't?
yeah, but i realized it's really discouraging if i look at the whole rather than what i can impact myself.
nice perspective
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