you know, i think that might be the most asked question in the universe?
i find myself frequently asking this question about many things throughout the day.
why is it so hard to get this printer to print?
why is it so hard to get out of bed in the morning?
why is it so hard to make dinner without creating such a big mess?
why is it so hard to walk up 5 flights of stairs when I can run 2.5 miles?
you get the idea.
so my why is this so hard question for today is: why is it so hard to think about others?
why is it so hard for us to internalize the plight of others even when the stats speak for themselves?
there are 147,000,000 orphans in the world today.
there are at least 12 million slaves in the world today.
there are 30,000 deaths every week due to lack of clean water in the world today.
and so on and so on...
we, Christians, are tasked with doing something about these problems. right?
so why is it so hard to remember that i am called to do something?
something big or small, something near or something far, just something.
i know the facts. i know what i am asked to do. and i think i can answer the question.
it is hard to be uncomfortable. it's hard to choose to think about those things. it's hard to choose to notice the things that might make you want to change your routine.
you know when i realized that? well...it was sunday night...at youth group...where i am "supposed" to be the adult that has things figured out. :) hopefully, i still have the girls at least a little bit tricked into thinking that i have some things figured out. we have been talking about what we can do in our community and futher to make a difference. and we were talking about our passions and what we might make it hard to make a difference. and all the sudden a light bulb moment.
i don't like to be uncomfortable. i don't like it at all.
so, a new goal...learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable.
