This beautiful life

                      

 Here I am again, back at my friend the key board the familiar feeling of the keys underneath my fingertips, the gentle breeze on my face as I hear the sound of the birds scurrying in the back yard. Back in my similar surroundings of my space, my desk my chair MY SPACE, not for works sake, not for tasks sake but for the sake of my soul. I made a conscious decision a few weeks to take back control of areas of life that had got out of control. I felt like my world was spinning and I was getting dizzy, I felt like time was disappearing and I couldn't keep up and I felt like I was achieving nothing apart from to do lists and tasks for other people and somehow among all of that I had got lost. I felt like I was caught in between the tension of how much to give and how much to hold back. I was unhappy, then I realized that I was in fact the only person who could do anything about it.
So often in life I find myself looking for someone else to blame when in fact it was my choice all along. So here I am feeding my soul, hanging out in my happy space, soaking up the peace and quite and pressing pause on those not so urgent matters. Because at the end of the day the tasks will still be there..

 So here I am trying to find a new rhythm of LIFE, I know that we are created to live a beautiful life, a life that is full of COLOR, PASSION, FUN, PUSH, VISION, PEACE, LAUGHTER, DEEP FRIENDSHIPS, CONVERSATION, ADVENTURE, MIRACLES, FAMILY, SERVICE and so much more BUT how do we fit all that into what seems such a small space of time. Some people tell me prioritize ones needs and desires, put yourself first and think about what you want. But then I live with the tension that this life is not my own. The day I met Jesus was the day that I chose to give that up, it was the day that I chose to no longer live for myself BUT to live for the cause of Christ and it was the day that i realized this life I live needs to be one that is lived in such a way it speaks of the glorious power, grace and faithfulness of God..


So what is this rhythm for a beautiful life ? The rhythm for a life not to be endured but enjoyed. The rhythm to live for oneself but also for the sake of others and the cause of Christ.
The definition of BEAUTIFUL is having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: Wonderful Pleasing or Very Satisfying


I don't think there is a simple fix for living a beautiful life 24/7, much like a diamond it has many facets. It contains many people, many relationships, many tasks, many dreams, many directions and many what if's. But also like a diamond it is filled with extreme beauty and light.  Filled with unique opportunities to be embraced, to shine under both extreme heat and extreme pressure but also held by its owner in every season, set in the most precious metals secure and strong.

You see one of the keys maybe the only key to living this beautiful life, that brings us great pleasure and great satisfaction, the key to living a delightfully wonderful beautiful life is to know the life source, to know the precious metal the holds us so tightly, to know the hand that never lets us go.
To know that in him the perfect balance of self and others is found, to know that in him is wisdom, instruction and the perfect plan for your life and the lives around you is found.

" when you find me, you find life, real life.. you find the favor of the Lord " Prov 8:35

H xx