i was thinking a little about what it is that keeps us from doing new things in life, and i've come to the conclusion that it can be summed up in one word:
inconvenience.
whether it's getting out of bed to have an early breakfast with a friend, or driving out to a bible study in the middle of the week, or starting a new relationship, there is an element of effort that i for one want to evade.
wake up, people! this is the age of starbucs drive throughs! even a cup of coffee can no longer just be enjoyed leisurely with a friend, or lazily with a book in hand, now we drink our coffee on the way to our next appointment - our favorite show that we tivo'd earlier in the day...
most of us email instead of calling thus avoiding a two way conversation. we can just hang up when we want to! we text because it's more convenient, when secretly it's because we know it's the best way to conveniently control our lives to our rhythms.
self centered? perhaps...
but opportunities are passing us by...opportunities to learn from others, to grow, and to sometimes even fail. opportunities to become a better version of who we are.
if we would only take the time to stop....
if we would only be inconvenienced for a moment.
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love by definition is inconvenient...it would have been more convenient for God to scrap Adam and bake another one then to send His son to die for me...
amen to that
Love is inconvenient
Why is love inconenient? Because you have to give and no one wants to give.
For instance, in dating we are focused on ourselves and if our needs are met. Let us focus on the other person and how we can meet their needs. In return, our needs will be met. Thank you.
It really becomes a matter of perspective: take the focus from pointing towards you to making it pointing away from you. It works in physics, it works in love too :)
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