awake

I have been thinking about this lately.  Someone said that the essence of spirituality is to wake up.


One can be a Christian, but be asleep.  One can believe the right things and do the right things that make you a Christian, yet be asleep.


When one wakes up in this life it is like something amazing has happened.  You see the day with a new joy.  You understand that every moment is a gift from God.  If you complain about something, you are later embarrassed because you know how wonderful life is.  You begin to see people as blessed children of God instead of annoyances.


To  wake up is to feel and know that God loves you.  It is to relish in the miracle of sight.  It is to find joy in the care of a friend.


Life is too good and too short for us to be satisfied with a whiny unhappy life filled with complaints about one thing or another.  When all the while we are surrounded by such wonder. 


Believing is good.  Believe in God.  Right.  But....... wake up and see the wonder, the amazing miraculous joyful good that God has brought to us.


It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.