Crossing Chasms and Building Bridges


Originally typed: January 27, 2011

There's an ever-widening chasm between "vaguely caring about the less fortunate" and "making a worthwhile difference." The only way to bridge it is "intentionally." It won't happen by accident. Love, and worthwhile things motivated by love, don't occur by happenstance. It takes seeking. It takes a surrendered, broken, soft heart and dedicated, driven mind. It takes courage, selflessness, money, time, and more; the combination of which do not fit conveniently into the "American Dream."

To bridge the bigger chasm in the world we've got to bridge the chasm in our lives, between what we say we care about/what sounds good and what we really care about? Sure there's more, but one of the biggest problems is that we often love "the idea of helping" more than the reality that it takes. What does your life; your actions, and your time and money spent, say about what you love and what you treasure?

It only takes one, but it's easier together. So why don't you bridge the chasm? Why don't I? Why don't we work that out in our own hearts and start building the bridge? Because we're spending through the money and the time each day, let's use it for something better than our piece of the "American Dream."

And when you're ready... let's do something. Seriously let me know, or let someone know, but be intentional and hurry, because "when I finish high school...," "when I finish college...," "when I finish this semester...," "when things slow down...," "when I have more money...," "when I have more time...," "when I'm married...," "when the kids are out of the house...," won't bridge the ever-widening chasm any faster or more effectively than happenstance will.

The sooner the better. Hurry! I know a Carpenter that is waiting for apprentices.

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