What are you doing? I’m not referring to the activity you’re currently engaged in, at this particular time, at this moment; no, I mean what are you doing in general? What are you doing?
What are you doing in your marriage?
What are you doing in your parenting?
What are you doing in your job?
What are you doing in your schooling?
What are you doing in your ministry?
What are you doing in your relationship with God?
Who the heck wants to answer those questions? Seriously, isn’t it just easier to pretend like everything is OK and that I’m fine? Get vulnerable? Be real? What?
Here’s what I find typically happens when asking these questions. And I don’t mean when I ask OTHER people, I mean when I ask MYSELF…when answering questions like these, if I can even bring myself to ask them, my response tends to leave my mouth in the form of an EXCUSE. Yes, an excuse. Don’t judge me. You know you do it too, you just might not want to admit it…like I said…an excuse.
We, speaking of people in general, have a tendency to place blame on OTHERS, question the motives, actions, and inactions of OTHERS and not OURSELVES.
Why does my wife have to nag me so much?
Why are my kids always hanging on me?
When will he finally do this, so I can do that, and get this job done?
Why does my professor assign so much work?
Why won’t we go deeper?
Why won’t You listen to my prayers?
Oh yes…that’s right…we don’t just blame others, we don't just throw everyone we know under the bus, we call out God, blame Him, convince ourselves that He somehow has it out for us. Really?
It is EASIER to blame others, but who said life was supposed to be EASY?
I believe we’ll start seeing changes, positive changes in our homes, neighborhoods, communities, churches, and work places when we STOP pointing our fingers at others and START owning our part.
Why does my wife have to nag me so much?
What did I say or do to harm my wife and hurt our relationship?
Why are my kids always hanging on me?
When was the last time I gave my kids the attention they desire?
When will he finally do this, so I can do that, and get this job done?
Have I done everything I can possibly do to ensure this project reaches completion?
Why does my professor assign so much work?
What could I do differently with my schedule to free up time for school?
Why won’t we go deeper?
When was the last time I opened my Bible to study on my own?
Why won’t You listen to my prayers?
God, what would you have me do?
So again, I ask, “what are you doing?” More importantly, what am I doing? It’s easy to sit on this side of things, typing on my blog, questioning, pushing, prodding, motivating, inspiring, challenging…yet what am I doing? I’m asking the SAME question! I want to change! I want to be different! I want to eliminate the disease of complacency from my life!
I want to own my part.
I want to be who He wants.
I want to do what He wants.
What about you?
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