A couple nights ago I read a blog post from a fellow blogger
whom I cherish, Beth. She lays it all out on the table, opens her heart in
honesty and tells you like it is.
Her post is about being grateful. I read it and thought, man
I am so ungrateful. But then, I started to wonder if that is really the word I
needed to use.
Last night I was laying in bed thinking about how I just
needed a change, some excitement, just to get out of town for a moment. Was I being
ungrateful?
I have a job, although I wish I was paid what I am worth, I
have a good job. I have a cute house, although someday I wish it was newer, I
have a good house. I have a husband who loves me, although some days I tend to
(obnoxiously) compare him to TV husband, I have a husband who loves me and
wants to spend his life with me. I have an amazing family, although sometimes I
wish we were closer together, I have a family who cherishes each other. I have
an awesome group of friends, sometimes it almost feels like too many, but there
isn’t a single one I would give up.
So grateful…I realize I may complain a bit, but I am
grateful for all my blessings. So in my quest to find out why I was laying in
bed wishing for a change, even though I have amazing things in my life, I
flipped to the concordance of my bible. If you didn’t know, you can find
anything about everything back there. It’s good stuff.
So, back to the concordance. I was flipping through A to G
when I turned to the Fs. And you know what word jumped out at me….fulfilled.
And with God, I believe that nothing happens for a reason. I was meant to find
that word.
I have a lot of things and amazing people in my life. But I
am not living my life to the fulfillment that God has promised. The words
fulfillment and fulfill are used 42 times, most in reference to God’s word
being fulfilled through the scripture. The one that stuck out to me the most
was in James.
James 2:23 – And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham
believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness and he was called God’s
friend.”
Through all the fulfillment of the scripture and the way
that God works in our lives, there is one outcome I need in my life. To find
fulfilness (I think I just made up that word) in my life I need to be righteous
and, I hope one day, to be called God’s friend.
How amazing is that. I lose track of my days, get lost in
materials, TV, blogging, books and so much more, but I also love out on the
fulfillment of living the life I was called for. The closeness with our Maker,
our Father, our Friend.
I hear you. I really do. It's easy to get caught up in everything and still not feel fulfilled. Do you think that text says that belief is the first step? Abraham believed and it (his belief?) was credited to him as righteousness. It doesn't say he acted righteous, though I'm sure acts followed his beliefs. Hmmm... must ponder this one some more.
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