Saturday, December 01, 2007

Rebuilding Eden

In all my contemplation of needs and wants and choosing to be content, it dawned on me. Ever since we got kicked out, we have been trying to find ways of rebuilding Eden in our image. We've got all kinds of things to make our lives easier and more fulfilling. Most of it just makes us more isolated and annoyed, and doesn't bring the contentment we were meant to have.

Contentment is, at least to some extent, a choice. Hebrews 13 says, "Be content with what you have, because God has promised, 'Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.'"

The best part of Eden - intimate communion with God - is still at hand, through the greatest gift of this season. Maybe I will choose to be content with that part of Eden and wait for God to rebuild the rest of it when He's ready.

1 comment:

  1. Great thoughts. I think there's some rich stuff worth exploring in this whole concept of Eden/rebuilding Eden...
    Your thoughts make me think of the song Eden by Ali Rogers. Good stuff. You can check it out at: http://www.myspace.com/allirogers

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