i'm waiting for the next best thing. what is the next best thing? is it actually some big grand event? a trip, concert, shopping? maybe it's really something small like eating at a favorite restaurant, meeting for coffee with friends, or wearing a new outfit. i find myself in the big and small waiting for "it". i don't even know what "it" is, but apparently it's the next best thing. here are things i find myself waiting for:
-an exciting lesson to teach
-bible study with my girls
-a hot shower
-moto rides
-the weekend
-eating at pizza and pepperoni (really good pizza place in town...definitely the "american" restaurant)
all these things i find myself drudging through the day just to get to this "it" thing. this week at bible study i was called out on this by a dear friend to really think about what we are missing out on when we our focus is on the future and the next best thing. we really do have the best thing right now and that is fellowship with Christ. why don't i see this during the week or my day? i put off experiencing Christ for the next thing like eating at pizza and pepperoni or a hot shower or moto ride with friends! granted these are all nice things in and of themselves, but when compared with Christ they will always come up short! that's right everything will come up short when compared with Christ...yes even family, friends, jobs, etc.
this weekend (as in tomorrow) there is a women's retreat in town, where women all over the country come to Jarabacoa (my town) to experience Christ out in the openness of His creation. this is my next best thing. i have been waiting for this, yet in the waiting i have slacked in my time with the Lord, b/c i will get it at the next best thing right? wouldn't it be better to have this awesome, worshipful mountain experience in nature this weekend, than a week's worth of normal quiet times in my normal home? FALSE! i put off time with Him solely for the reason of the feeling or experience i wanted to have this weekend. how wrong is that friends?