5.17.2010

Living Intentionally

I've been hit with that a few times in the last two days. An article about living as a Christian single-person, part of Sunday's sermon, another article about communal living, and even in a song. Think God is trying to get me to hear something?!

It's easy for me to have a "whatever" attitude. I have no goals. No aspirations. But is that God? Because I have no goals or aspirations, does that mean I have no desires? Do I not desire to please God? Do I not desire to help my community? To change my surroundings? Of course not! I desire all these things!

So if these are in my heart, what am I doing with them? Do I wait for 5:30 a.m. to arrive to see what my day holds? Yes. And that's the problem. Not only do I not anticipate my path, I hardly walk it some days. When did I stop seeing, hearing, caring? When did my life become my own?

Like everything else that is a process, I need to start small. Right foot. Left foot. Start walking and making my life full-on God's life. Put some purpose (and maybe a little pep) in my step and start living! No more floating through life. Start Living Intentionally.

How about you? How are you living intentionally?