So tomorrow will be exactly 2 weeks since I got the news of my position elimination. It has been an interesting rollercoster of emotion. Wondering what the future is going to hold for me, for my family, career, ministry etc. The thing about stability is that it is... stable, you know what to expect tomorrow and the day after. It is comfortable, like a worn in pair of jeans, that baseball hat that now fits perfectly to your head, the pair of shoes that you no longer tie or untie but slip on and off without bending over. I think there is a fine line between being comfortable and being lazy, because change is unpredicatble and uncomfortable we tend to scurry away from it, digging in our heels at the thought of not knowing what tomorrow or the day after might bring, fearing failure. Do you know anyone that got caught in a period of time and stopped changing? They got comfortable with their jeans so they didn't buy any new ones but wear the same highwaisted tapered jeans that were in style in the 80's, wearing the same hair style, slipping on the same ugly and worn shoes, just because they can. They get set in their ways, in their jobs, in their perspectives on life and God, even their clothes... The scary thing is that no one really wants to be like this, everyone wants to be moldable, pliable, open minded, current. But over time something happens
, we find something that fits pretty good, it could be a job, a pair of jeans, or even a way of doing... church... and the thing we never wanted to become we now are. I love playing with play-doh because you can do anything with it, roll it, twist it, flatten it, the possibilities are endless. Playdoh is truly only its self though when it is being molded constantly. If left alone for a period of time it takes on properties and characteristcs contrary to its very nature, it now has one shape, stuck with that shape with amazing rigidity. Have you ever played with playdoh that has been left alone for a while, out of its container, it gets hard and crusty and tends to crumble and break when you try to manipulate it. As time stretches on and I am able to get a perspective on what has happened to me and my job and I find myself thanking God for buying me a new can of playdoh and throwing out my old jeans..
, we find something that fits pretty good, it could be a job, a pair of jeans, or even a way of doing... church... and the thing we never wanted to become we now are. I love playing with play-doh because you can do anything with it, roll it, twist it, flatten it, the possibilities are endless. Playdoh is truly only its self though when it is being molded constantly. If left alone for a period of time it takes on properties and characteristcs contrary to its very nature, it now has one shape, stuck with that shape with amazing rigidity. Have you ever played with playdoh that has been left alone for a while, out of its container, it gets hard and crusty and tends to crumble and break when you try to manipulate it. As time stretches on and I am able to get a perspective on what has happened to me and my job and I find myself thanking God for buying me a new can of playdoh and throwing out my old jeans..
3 comments:
change is hard, especially as you get older... the more responsiblities you have it seems like the more you have to lose. i think it's the hardest when you first throw out the old jeans and start looking for a new pair. wait, i have to pay extra for holes? what's up with that?
you need to shop around and figure out which is the right pair for you... talk to the cool dudes around town and look in magazines and see what they're wearing. maybe there's some new style out that we don't know about in buffalo? who knows, maybe you can start a new trend.
hey jim, good analogy. i´m excited to see what God has instore for you!!! :)
Funny thing about those old jeans, just because you wore them when you were young doesn't keep you young. In fact, nothing ages you faster than a nice pair of "mom jeans"! Embracing change & staying "in touch"...that keeps you young.
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