When the glass breaks

My lovely husband woke me up with a sweet kiss and a phrase, “Honey, I accidentally broke the glass and I can’t clean up because I don’t want to wake the kids up”.

“Really? Are you sure I am the one who will have to clean up the mess? Oh Jeez!

You know those days when you are not expecting any change on your routine, but all of he sudden your water glass breaks?  In a matter of seconds, whatever that you were planning went down the toilet and it’s time to clean up.

Since the glass broke near by the refrigerator and stove, I’ve decided to move them to clean up under both.  Then I remembered that a while back I have moved the stove and there were this huge hole behind it.  Plus an awful electric plug wiring, which was standing out of the wall.  Plus the disgusted dirty.  Of course when I saw that once, I didn’t mention to the “maintenance” guys.  I pretended to be blind and cleaned behind the stove and put it back.  Here I was again, but this time besides cleaning I had to do something about it and asked the guys to fix it.

That made me think about the holes we have in our lives, our souls.  How many times we don’t want to face our own brokenness? Or maybe when something inside us breaks while cleaning, we find this huge mess that only could be seen it if we have removed something. 

Sometimes we see that “thing” and don’t want to bother to mention to anyone to help us fix it.  We know it is there, but we are too “lazy” to get help to fix it.  So we close our eyes to the “problem” and go on with our lives.  However, if another breaks come, we will have to face that “thing” again and deal with it.  Should we close our eyes again, or should we let someone come and help to fix it? 

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10: 10b) 

My Walk

                                     Photo by Jill Nobles

Today I was thinking about life. I was thinking about the ups and downs, the stages in life, the people we know, the ones that come and going and the ones that come and staying (who by the way are very few).

These couple weeks ago, I’ve watched two awesome movies that led me to reflect on some things. I’ve watched the "Machine Gun Preacher", which addresses the true story of a former drug dealer who receives a calling that changes the whole story of his life. Once he was a former dealer who became a rescuer for orphans in Sudan. Excellent movie!

It made me think of how many times I think I have "big problems". It made me think that "small problems" are easier to solve than what I have imagine. It made me stop and think about how is my walk. Unfortunately, as a terrible sinner, It made me desire to walk another walk. A walk that today is not mine. And I do not know if it will be in the future. Then I woke up and saw that the movie was kind of an open eye and an inspiration to someone's life. I can have it as a reference, but I do not want to live that walk.

The other film, "The Joneses", tells the story of a false perfect family. A family that is envied by others. What happens then is that others always end up wanting to keep up appearances only because of this false perfect family. This is another problem. When I start to greatly want the life of another, or what the other has, it becomes an immense weight in my life. Until you get a frustration moment at not being the other, or not to have something that he / she has.

When I don’t walk my walk, my life turns into a twisted reflection of myself. I can even walk with my neighbor for a while, or have someone with me in my walk. But I cannot make it a constant thing.  The only constant is that I must walk with Jesus. I want to walk my walk and be extremely happy with it.

Each one of us has his/her walk and most importantly is for you to walk your walk and not the other one.

Be content with your pleasing walk!