I ran into a new friend, Dean, at
church a while back and asked him how he was doing. He gave me an answer I didn’t
expect when he said, “I’m living large.” He said it with the same huge
beautiful smile he gave me when I walked into the front door of the church for
the very first time. I didn’t expect that answer because I knew that he has
some fairly significant medical issues. Here’s something I know about Dean. He
is truly living large, because what he meant by the term was that it is all the
small good things about his life that fill it and have given him the ability to
understand how much he is loved and blessed.
Can’t all of us make that statement
if we wanted to? Are there any of us who can’t see and appreciate all of those
small insignificant things that we are blessed with? Do we really want to allow
just one or two things that may negatively affect us to rule how we view life
and cause us to be “down” or have a negative outlook? Isn’t life more than
that?
Without going into a litany of
things that could cause me to be a
legitimately negative person, let me share some of the small things in my life
that make me know that I too am living large;
·
Though we are unevenly yoked, and will never
agree on some things, I have no doubt that my wife loves me.
·
I have 7 kids who love me and never hold my past
against me.
·
I am not perfect, nor a perfect Christian, yet I
know, without any doubt, that God loves me and stands by me.
·
I am not wealthy, nor even financially secure,
yet I know I have all I need in life and I can willingly share what I have with
needy others and my church.
·
I am completely certain of the fact that despite
myself I will one day live in Heaven and see those who have gone before me.
Living large is a state of mind
that comes out of being secure in our own skin, our relationships, and in our
faith. Christ followers are indeed living large.
Bottom Line Thought: Are
you living large or are there things or thought processes that you need to
change to get there?
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