Newness!!

My family and I recently moved to a new residence.  A more beautiful place in every way, I must say. At least it’s bigger than the former place so that is enough to make it a preferred residence. But there is one little problem. It is quite a distance from the city centre, especially when compared with the old place.

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When we first moved here, I kept going back to the old place for one reason or the other. I would give myself reasons to go there. I just didn’t want to completely move from the area. I would run there to do my hair, to the laundry man, to the market, everything. I was not even ready to explore the new environment. I didn’t want to. 

As you must have guessed this would end, I got tired. I got weary from driving miles for every little thing. It wasn’t feasible on every level. If I went on that way, I would burn out in no time. I needed to chill. I needed some rest. But listen guys, I find that there really is no real rest in this world, but in God. Leaning into Him is always the lasting solution to my unrest.

Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden,

and I will give your rest.

So then, no one needed to tell me. Slowly but surely, I started to try out new adventures around my new neighbourhood and I am finding now that I have been missing out so many amazing stuff here. I’m not totally over our old area yet but I am open to trying out everything here now.

Anyway, Out with the old!  

        

Don’t I just sound like some of us when we first accept our free gift of Salvation? When we first hand the controls of our lives over to God?  Surely it’s a better place to be, because someone else gets to do all the work. Indeed, it should be a more enjoyable ride of life (By the way, I always prefer being chauffeured, but by reliable chauffeurs!). But no, we won’t mind some of that old juice. We don’t mind being part of a gossip here, or some snitching there.. Or oh, just a little booze. Let’s say a one-night stand instead of long-term mistresses? How about wild partying every once in a while? We resist embracing our salvation fully but instead, keep clinging onto the old. Here a little, there a little. 

Ironically though, we are unaware of the abundance of our riches in God, because we do not even try to settle in and explore.

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The “satisfaction” from all our negative habits are temporal and short-lived. The consequences of over-indulging in them, however, can be lasting and destructive. The results may be depression, regret, broken relationships, ill-health or even death. L

Tell you what though, if you just relax, settle in and comb the salvation streets, you will find treasures that abound. A joy that the world cannot give, peace beyond comprehension and love that is so far reaching. Try it, give yourself a chance to enjoy the “better things of life”, those that money cannot buy.