If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? This is an often asked question, and of course everyone has something to change. Some want to be taller; some want to be shorter. I'm sure Jewel would want to fix that little fang she's got going on there. The list is endless.
If you asked me what I would change, I would say, "Nothing." This isn't to say that I don't want to change, but I take that question to mean What would you change instantly about yourself, without any effort on your part?
I like who I am. It is true that I have done some pretty bonehead things in the past, but without them I wouldn't be the same person I am today. I wish some of my present circumstances were different (I could sure use a few million dollars, for example), but without the constant challenges in life I wouldn't grow. I have pipe dreams for the future, but I wouldn't want to achieve them without undertaking the journey to get there first.
Perhaps that ultimately is why I answer the initial question the way I do. I am enjoying the journey of life. I am excited about where I am and where I am going to be. I don't regret the regrettable things I have done, although I do seek forgiveness, because God has used those things to teach me. Sometimes I would like better stuff, but then I remember that it's just stuff. All stuff can do is draw me away from God, and I do that well enough by myself. And the future? What good is a prize if you didn't run the race to get it?
I do some things well, some not so well. Some of my features I like, some I don't. I have had good jobs and bad. I have given up some things I love, and pressed on doing things I don't. I was never tall enough or coordinated enough to play basketball in high school; I was never a fast enough runner to make it to nationals in college. And I wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
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Jon;
One of the things most exciting about becoming a follower of Jesus is how God can turn my evil to good. I am a depraved sinner saved by God’s grace and He can create beauty out of my ugly.
When I trust Him in my weakness His power is perfect.
The thing is these are not just theories they are reality, I see this in my walk with God.
(On “assignment” in Germany)
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