Grass is Greener

Like you, I experience periods where I’m busy with many activities. Unfortunately, I’m also one of those type A personalities, so I want to do an excellent job on almost everything I attempt and, therefore, tend to stress myself about how to make that happen.

Usually, when that happens, I start to think about how nice it would be to be on a beach doing nothing. I begin longing for activities that don’t involve the possibility of success or failure.

The irony of this is I’ve also been sick or recovering from a surgery, where all I can think of is looking forward to being able to do those same activities that sometimes seem like too much. I guess I tend to look at what I don’t have and believe it will make me happy.

“A voice says, ‘Cry!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” - Isaiah 40:6-8 ESV

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” - 1 Peter 5:6-10

God created me with my type A personality, but he also sent me the Holy Spirit to transform me from a self-centered person to an heir with Christ. I’m still a work in progress, and I long to be with him in eternity.