Things That Don't Make Sense to Me

06/25/08 04:56 PM

While in the process of preparing for Sunday’s message, I landed on this excellent post from a mom named Jeana who has the blog Days to Come. Even though she is writing from the perspective of a wife and mother, I can relate to her list of ‘Things That Don’t Make Sense To Me’ . . . I’ve tweaked it just a bit to apply to my own life:

How having three children tripled the love I have for my kids instead of dividing it into three.
How focusing on meeting my wife’s needs results in my needs getting met.
Why having a lot of “me” time tends to make me more self-centered, not less.
Why serving other people makes me more content, not less.
How spending time with God usually results in me accomplishing more that day, not less.
Why exercising gives me more energy, and not exercising makes me more tired.
How submitting to God’s will brings freedom rather than confinement.
Why things that taste good often are not good for me.
Why having fewer things makes me enjoy them more - and vice versa.
How I can know all of these things are true and too often behave as though they are not.