A friend send me this quote. We were talking about normal, weird and crazy people and also about work in the kingdom of God. The thoughts kept flowing away and I thought I just post it here.
"Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine" – Whoppi Goldberg
It’s all a matter of perspective going through life. If we only could see how ridiculous we sometimes look trying to save the world. Sometimes it is like seeing Micheal Jackson singing "let’s make this world a better place, for you and me and the ENTIRE human race". kind of ironic.
I sometimes feel like the biggest idiot trying to figure out what in the world am I doing on this planet. But maybe it is just another cycle in the washing machine. So I want to make a difference and come up with a new program (perhaps one for white washing) and then it is just another cycle. Are we taking ourself just to important?
I remember being taught in church that God has a plan for my life. A good one to say. Now I wonder if I just got it wrong. I believe God has a plan. But I is more like it is His plan, not mine. This plan doesn’t involve success, fame or riches. It is more likely to involve me dying to myself and on the way hopefully get closer to what God created me for, kind of more in his image and not that of self-involved, self proclaimed Saviour.
What would we be doing without Jesus. I cannot imagine how terrible this world would be to live in. I get reminded reading through the first five books of the bible how things turn out being without God and also being with him when there is no grace. He really changed my perspective and my entire life. For this I am thankful. So when I seem to go through life plan less and without success it is because I try to follow Jesus. To die is to live, to loose is to gain, to let go is to win.
thanks for these open thoughts philipp. I try and and share these beliefs with you. not always sure but I do agree on alot of what you say. one thing is sure – without Him I would be even more lost!