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Far Too Easily Pleased

It's been awhile since my last post. I don't know about you, but for me, there are distinct times of listening and others of speaking... after listening.

This excerpt from the The Weight of Glory has stuck with me for the past 5 years and often rises from the depths of memory at the most relevant of times ... definitely not a coincidence. However, It would be of value to keep it, out of the depths, in the forefront at all times.

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Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased
~ Cs Lewis

I'll let it speak for itself, as it constantly speaks to me. 

just a thought...

I felt challenged the other day.
 
Why do we ask for what we already have?

We are told, incessantly, that this product/image will define us, make our lives better, or give us an ability to present a facade.

It's actually much bigger than material things. It covers every aspect of our lives, essence and material.

The Last 2 Months in Pictures

At 30,000 ft

It has been some time since my last post, and for that, I apologize.

At present, I am flying to Melbourne to connect to my South Africa flights eventually landing in Durban. This is probably the most exciting 20 hr trip of my 25 years. Why? Well, this is my last flight as a single man. In Durban, I will be united with three things...1) my beautiful wife to be 2) the city of my birth & 3) my family.

It's overwhelming in every sense of the word.

This is one of those defining life milestones (the weightiest besides salvation) you dream of as a child such as driving for the first time, graduating, or turning 21. They all seem kilometers away yet they arrive as if they were within arms reach all along.

The best part of it all is that this whole process of meeting Cands, falling in love and becoming best friends has looked nothing like what I expected. It has been far better.

Great adventures to come!

I'll keep you posted. (excuse the pun)

Joshua

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Great Expectations

expectation |ˌekspekˈtā sh ən|
noun

• a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future

• a belief that someone will or should achieve something

 I've been thinking a lot about the origin and reality of expectations lately. I have never met a person who does not have them. Even the unassuming individual still has expectations of others and probably unmet expectations of himself. They seem to carry a lot of weight in our lives, effecting behavior and attitudes, because they are so intrinsically tied to our humanity.

We are aware of the whos/whats/hows of our surroundings and often draw idealistic conclusions with them, but they bear no reality in our unique lives. 

What if we just forgot about expectations and instead, prophetically loved people into their destiny in God...not their destiny in us?
And for ourselves, what if we forgot about expectations and just made room for God to work in us?
I think things would look a bit different.

Check out Isaiah 55:8 & 9

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

            neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

            so are my ways higher than your ways

      and my thoughts than your thoughts."

             
 There's a great example of a man named John the Baptist who, prophesied by Isaiah, prepared the way of the glorious Jesus Christ. God used John and fulfilled His word. However, why is it that the man who prepared the way for Jesus and testified him as the son of God when hearing of Jesus' deeds sent his disciples to ask if 'He was the one or should they look for another?'

Could it be that Jesus' life & deeds didn't look like what John expected? 

Unmet expectations can be disappointing, but God is not bound by our expectations. His ways are higher than our ways and/or expectations.

I am learning to rest in that. 

Listening to Signs of Life

In November, I soared across the Tasman to Auckland, NZ  to visit Edge Kingsland. This boutique church was filled with life... filled with people who were alive and on a beautiful journey of falling more in love with Jesus.

I thoroughly enjoyed the defining moments, the dynamic people, and culture of Auckland whilst there, and that's why i love this EP. It reminds me of that time.

Enjoy!




I also recommend the Edge Volume 1 available on itunes.