Your Island

If we are grasping for things outside of ourselves

for validation

for comfort

for confirmation that we are acceptable

for a stream of consistency that never leaves us disappointed....

we will never find it

the human condition does not allow it

we are not capable

and we weren't supposed to be everything to anyone

no one person was meant to be everything to us

Better to be happy on your own island

the only other constant presence on your island is Jesus

and other people can visit

but maybe they won't

maybe for some their island is hopping with guests

and maybe for others it is mostly their immediate family

but the point is....

you are OK if no one ever visits

You are just fine drinking in the sunsets

having Margaritas with God

and listening to the waves of the ocean hitting the sand

you are content with the awesome conversation

and when you struggle

God is right there with the perfect advice

even carrying you down the shore to safety

but mostly

it is just a beautiful existence

somewhere you choose to be everyday

where you are content with who you are

with how you were designed to be

and where you know what your purpose is

your even fine with how slowly that is revealed to you

and you realize it is something that evolves in you

as God shows you

and you trust that He only tells you as you need to know

There is always trouble when we want to leave the island

because we weren't meant to

we are always free to leave

and we know it

but there is nothing like it

and no one, no destination,

or any material thing will ever come close to fulfilling us the same way

or leave us as content and peaceful as that island with Jesus

~C