Coffee Shop Talks

What if our greatest fear was not the fear of failure, but instead succeeding at things that do not matter in life?

Last night was spent at a local coffee shop talking with my life long best friends. These are always the greatest conversations because they are not forced, they are not shallow, they have meaning and challenge the way I think. Something brought up in conversation was something I have been thinking about all semester long; 

The battle of a spiritual instinct and human instinct. 

These are both so prevalent in my life, but both instincts seem to constantly be at battle with each other. Some days I want to just cry out of frustration because of the constant battle that I have in my mind between my human instincts and spiritual instincts. Too many times I know what I want spiritually, but I have to train my human instincts to desire my spiritual instincts. Confusing concept? That's what I think too... or maybe I have made myself go insane thinking about it too much.

What do I get frustrated about most?

Life is so short. 

Too many times we can get lost with our attention focused on something that is other than loving God and loving His children. (Our human instinct coming into play) But in reality, does anything else in this life really matter? We were placed on this earth to glorify God and live with an urgency to secure the eternity of others; be His hands and feet. Life is so short. Don't waste it focusing on worldly things.

What am I really getting at with this post? 

Evaluate your life.

What consumes your thoughts every minute of the day? What really matters in this life? To be honest, I have come to the realization that anything that consumes my thoughts more than God becomes a religion in my life. Unfortunately, this happens way more than I want it to. I must continually evaluate my life, humble myself before God, and take out the different "religions" that come in the way of glorifying Him.

Live with an urgency.

Love God.

Love Others.

"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?" Francis Chan