“People who don’t know where they are going usually end up where they don’t what to be.” Stuart Sorenson
Ever start a new thing? It’s exciting at first – there are so many variables! The roads and possibilities are endless
and everything is a new discovery waiting to happen. The smallest flower seems intricate and worth of the time to
study. Everything is light and
airy as the wind tickles the nose and acknowledges the scent of the faintest
hint of moisture in the air. It is
all so lovely that we could constantly inundate ourselves with it, never
wanting to miss a moment, too afraid to sleep because the morning could bring
some change we were able to witness first hand.
After a while though, we stop paying attention to the
flowers. The roads, previously
muses inspiring awe and beautiful understanding, are now monotonous highways
with miles and miles of cornfields, trees or flat prairie lands. Sooner or later, the path is nothing
like we originally intended it to be and we wonder how we got on it in the
first place. We have a tendency to get complacent and deviate from the path.
What is needed in this time is to renew things. “And do not
be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so
that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable
and perfect” (Romans 12:2). Like a
married couple sometimes needs to have date night, or a car needs an oil change
and a deep cleaning, our lives sometimes need to be aired out. We must encourage, no, demand that our outlook be shifted to view better results. Just think of it as if coming
home from a long vacation and reuniting with your living room, your television
or your bed, making new dents in your couch and creating new memories.
Consider making everything feel brand new – call your friends and
start a “new” friendship, rearrange your bedroom to have a “new space” or walk
into work as if it is your first day all over again. Welcome back, as the new you!
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