The Good News

It is truly indeed a new season. Literally and spiritually. I've come to a place where I need to get away from the noise and distractions and simply steal away for a minute. Situations and circumstances get drawn into our lives like a magnet and we have to know what we need to pull off and what to keep and hold onto. I've asked God to enlarge my territory and He is. But in doing this he also has to prepare me for the things that will come along with it. So, this new season is one of preparation, reflection, adoration and well, rest. Learning to be content right where I am.

I just came across this tumblr blog that I really, really like called Move With Time (movewithtime.tumblr.com). The blogs author transposes different "relatable and inspirational" quotes about life and relationships over images of young people in different poses and moments. These are the types of quotes that I've either heard, or have said to myself but never quite had the insight to write down and present them in such a relate-able way. I'm posting a few of the images that resonated with me. Definitely feel free to visit the site to read more sayings that will more than likely also resonate with you.

What if you could have anything you wished for....
What would it be?
What would you dare to dream?
If you knew that no matter what you wanted you would receive
How many aspirations could you conceive?
Life is sweetest to those who know no bounds...

I wrote this years ago and felt the need to finally post this.
(Original post creation date 8/22/2010 @ 11:38PM)

When I was a child, one of my favorite things to do was watch basketball and football on TV with my big brother, Tony. I was always amazed that no matter how loud I yelled at the tv for a player to throw the ball to a teammate that was open, they seemingly never did. And as a result, balls were fumbled and shots were missed. One day, I finally asked my brother why the player with the ball had such a hard time getting the ball where it needed to go? He patiently explained that we are able to see the players and their positions all at once thanks to our birds eye view above everything. Because of our perspective we are able to see things that the players on the floor and on the field are not always able to see.

It wasn't until I got older that I realized that our lives work in much the same way. Sometimes, I get so frustrated with a situation or I get so excited that I forget that the tables could quickly turn. Just like those players, my view is limited. But God, who sits on high, can see all. He is the ultimate referee and coach. And not only does God's vantage point allow Him to see it all, unlike me, He also knows all things so He can better orchestrate plays that will ultimately work out for my good and the good of others around me.

It's been some years since I've heard it said that in a relationship, your partner cannot make you whole. Only God can make us whole. Just recently, I was reading a book on relationships and the author said it another way, "You need to be complete before marriage, so you can be whole in the marriage." Any one who knows me knows I like to use analogies to paint a clearer picture and the symbol of the yin-yang illustrates this point wonderfully.

First off, when a man and woman marry the two become one (Genesis 2:24). So now, picture the yin-yang symbol. It is essentially two separate pieces that come together to form one unit. But imagine if either of those pieces looses its tail or the other had a huge chunk carved out of its head. When they form their union, they will still be incomplete. The one with the complete tail can't cover the imperfections of the other and vice versa.