So Much More

Desk-jockey.

Do you ever feel like one? Even though I work in a church, even though ministry is inherently connected to people and being with people, I sometimes feel like I get stuck pushing papers, sending e-mails, and taking care of tasks. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. It's almost chic to complain about being stuck in a cubicle. "Rage against the machine" - "Don't take it from the man" (though I'm not sure who "the man" is).

But there is something to this sense of melancholy that can fall upon us when we feel like the purpose of our life is just to complete a list of tasks that feel at times like they are not connected to a bigger purpose, a meta-narrative. For those who are working on figuring out where God might fit into this discussion, I find Switchfoot's "Meant To Live" terribly appropriate. For those who may be followers of Christ, a challenge from Francis Chan to not live a safe life. We are called to a great deal more than safety.






We will never move into a place of purpose until we first consider our cause.  Why risk anything if the purpose is to be safe and comfortable?  But there seems to be truth in Augustine's adage that we were created with a longing for the One who made us and our hearts remain restless until we find our rest in Him.  When we find the Purpose, the "so much more" emerges - we are made to be redeemed from ourselves and redeemed into the story of the Grand Designer.

- tC