I'm feeling some stress lately and can't seem to shake it. There is some family stuff going on, change at work that Obama never would've promised, and the usual day-to-day ish that is life...anyone else?
And, as usual, I find comfort in the words of RSB. I've written the band before about this song, telling them that it does often find me driving in my car (see verse 1). The song is the title track from the album, Better Days. I think the lyrics are worth a look...
Better Days by Robbie Seay vs-1: First of all, thanks for listening to our song we hope this finds you driving in your car or wherever you are, breathe out and breathe again and know that life is hard but it's worth the breathing oh listen to me now, the love of loves is waiting for you just to say...
chorus: here come better days, here come better days better days in a better place i know
vs-2: secondly, i'm all messed up so royally and i stumbled my way here, but wait oh wait grace has found me and shaken up my soul and grace will follow wherever you go listen to me now, the grace of grace is calling for you just to say....
Awesome song, I think. I definitely find myself stumbling around in life, and the good news is that grace found me somewhere along the way and has followed me from place to place. I don't deserve that, but God is good. So today, be okay with being messed up. We all are. He loves us, and he calls us by names that we could never call ourselves. And he loves us without requirements. We don't have to have it all together. Isn't that good news? Scripture says that we should only worry about today, for tomorrow brings enough trouble of its own. What are we to do when it feels like three months of tomorrows show up at once? I think the answer is to listen to the grace of grace calling us, just to say.... it's worth the breathing.
I feel as if I've let you, and the four readers of you down lately. I've been extremely busy. All kinds of crazy things seem to be happening around me. Blog, I promise to spend more time with you. But, until then let me give a recap of things that are currently running around in my head....
- did Dallas really begin to turn it around with the return of Romo and Newman? - what the heck is church really? have we been so distorted by consumerism and pride that the basics of relational community have been forgotten? it feels that way to me... - after watching a PBS special, i am certain that the JFK assassination was some sort of consipracy - my mom moved to England, and i've buried a lot of feelings with that - i stinkin' love my wife - why are there so many changes happening at my work? - what do i do when i lead people in worship and some days not believe in the words i'm singing? - why is trying to love others like Jesus loved seem destined for failure? i mean, he knows how we are, right? - could Coca Cola possibly be any better? i don't think so... - why do i get really down sometimes for no reason?
With all the talk of Tina Fey's impersonation of Palin, I believe this gets lost in the shuffle. I dare anyone to try and mimic this with no flaws like this....you won't be able to do it. just kidding.
...then I have a question for you all. especially for Christians who were, directly or not, saying that it was "our job" as a believer to vote for McCain:
I feel very lucky to be living in these times. My generation has seen some pretty significant things: The Challenger explosion, the fall of the Berlin wall, Gulf Wars I and current, Sept. 11th and now the first African American President of the United States. And although flawed, I am very honored to have been a part of our democratic process.
For those who feel like your vote was wasted, don't...we are all part of something very special. Something that people give their very lives for on a daily basis.
I scheduled a post several hours ago for tomorrow, as I was really thinking that Obama was going to win this. Take a look at it in the morning, and really give it some thought.
journeying....sometimes aimlessly it seems....but journeying nonetheless
i am husband to April, father of Russ (our wiener dog) and often a screw-up. i work at a christian treatment center in AZ for young men and women struggling with eating disorders. i oversee the chapel services there, and get the privilege to lead worship everyday there. i try to closely follow Jesus. usually, i end up straggling behind at a substantial distance, which of course makes me, well, normal...
I'm feeling some stress lately and can't seem to shake it. There is some family stuff going on, change at work that Obama never would've promised, and the usual day-to-day ish that is life...anyone else?
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