Joyful Yes

"Comparison is the thief of joy."

After reading portions of over fourteen books this week I find myself a little overwhelmed. Almost all of these books are exclusively about "Christian Living". Each brings a focus or offers a conclusion on the matter of things. Many of the truths in these books hail from the depths of human experience married with biblical truth. I can say that they all represent the work of God in the author's life.

However, I can't help but begin to be overwhelmed by all of the incredible wisdom and insight that is being opened up to me. The overload is such that it is quite completely impossible to present these revelations to the board of directors of my relationship with God.

My response to these completely valid and true treasures of wisdom is apathy. I can't help it! I don't have time to care. Really. I can't incorporate or pray through fourteen life changing ideas today. I can't even get to it this weekend. And if I tried, I mean really tried. I would fail.

Because of this information overload in the world today - I find it easier and easier to pick and choose what I feel is easiest and cheapest.

Recently, my Fiance's mother was selling her older home. Before she put the house on the market, we discussed things that could be done to improve the appearance of the house.

Every home is full of problems. When you do renovations before you sell a home you don't worry about the foundation, or the mold in the attic - those changes cost thousands of dollars. You stick to the easy and cheap fixes that make the house most appealing. You make those bang-for-your-buck changes, boosting your value way up for little to no cost.

When faced with ideas coming from Christianity, we must respond to those problems to which God directs us; not those which we favor as most needed, or those that are easiest. God will not overload us - he gives us each day what we can handle with His help.

Confession: I find that I am guilty of incorporating the renovations principle in my private world. I attending to those quick and easy problems, leaving the harder and deeper ones uncovered. I judge others for lacking the ability to control their small problems as well as I do.

Daily Book Quote:
"Historian Jaroslav Palikan has defined tradition as 'the living faith of the dead' and traditionalism as 'the dead faith of the living.'" (Renewing Christian Unity)