Our Friday afternoon Spiritual Guidance class is taught by a woman named Millie. Millie is one of those spunky strong middle aged women that speaks with incredible discernment and keeps everyone waiting in anticipation for her next words of wisdom that leave us in awe of a new way to dwell on our lives... or a witty remark said to make fun of the fact that we're still teenagers. But one line from her class has stuck with me for almost a week now and I can't seem to be able to think about past events without reflecting upon these words. "We're human BEINGS, not human DOINGS." She continued to explain that reflections of our lives should not based upon the events that are taking place, but upon how these said events work to change the people we are.
I completely agree with this saying Phil. Her words make total sense. The way we go about doing things doesn't matter unless it changes us. We are about "Being", not "Doing". In other words, we are not meant to do things to make ourselves feel good, we do things to change us and make others feel good. The only reason we do feel good about what we do is because happiness is contagious and we can't help but do what we are meant to do. Spread God's word and help people to be more loyal to him. He made us to work for him and not for us. We live for him, not ourselves.
ReplyDeleteBeing made in God's image, our 'doing' for others should reflect His 'being' within us. Christ will lead the way when 'self' gets out of the way. Keep in touch!
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