This is a duplicate from my myspace/facebook blog but I figure it's a start atleast and I don't feel like typing something original at the moment. This one was originally entitled What It?
Sometimes we try so hard, pushing ourselves beyond what we know is practical, and yet we know deep down inside that our goal will always be impossible. These things rule and exploit our energies, although we know that we will never be satisfied while attempting them. We keep forcing ourselves to keep trying, knowing full well that we won't ever reach what is expected of us, or what we expect of ourselves, but somehow hoping that we can prove those gut feelings wrong. Sometimes, we stretch ourselves out so thin that our energies become too weak to even accomplish the quite possible. Then we suffer. For what is rightly expected of us becomes too much to bear, we fail, and disappoint ourselves and ultimately those we care so much about. What if we just stopped attempting those things that our minds whisper warnings about? What if we realized our limits instead of trying so hard to prove them wrong. What if? Wouldn't our lives become so much simpler if we just grasped the feasible tasks in front of our face and stopped jumping to reach the unattainable? Maybe we could finally feel satisfied with ourselves if we just focused on what we know we should be doing and what we know God wants us to do instead of what others expect of us. Maybe? I'm starting to think so.
That being said, there are exceptions for this don't push your limits idea. In the circumstance of Godly growth and what He calls for us to do, exceeding our limits is a usual must. However, when it's just about meeting expectations, a rule of rest after work typically comes into play. People get these two confused a lot and end up resting while God's trying to get them to do something else. They don't realize that a vacation from Christianity is not required because their energies are not their own but are being drawn from a Higher Source. Then they add to their confusion when they keep pushing themselves through humanity's expectations without resting, thinking that there is no time or need for it when this is where rest truly has it's proper place.
edit: this blog is directed at noone in particular, so please don't take offense. It's just a snapshot of things swirling around in my head. If I had something to say to you, I'd just right out say it, not post a blog whispering about it. That's lame.
That being said, there are exceptions for this don't push your limits idea. In the circumstance of Godly growth and what He calls for us to do, exceeding our limits is a usual must. However, when it's just about meeting expectations, a rule of rest after work typically comes into play. People get these two confused a lot and end up resting while God's trying to get them to do something else. They don't realize that a vacation from Christianity is not required because their energies are not their own but are being drawn from a Higher Source. Then they add to their confusion when they keep pushing themselves through humanity's expectations without resting, thinking that there is no time or need for it when this is where rest truly has it's proper place.
edit: this blog is directed at noone in particular, so please don't take offense. It's just a snapshot of things swirling around in my head. If I had something to say to you, I'd just right out say it, not post a blog whispering about it. That's lame.
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