First Thought..."Normalcy"

If I was ever introduced to a "normal" life, I would think "How weird." I guess it's just human nature to desire the thought of normalcy, but to have an innate desire for something "not normal." If everyone had a normal life, life itself would be boring. Even though we fear change and differences, we crave them. It is because of differences that we are able to seek out persons like ourselves to be friends with. We have small groups of friends with whom we have similarities. If everyone was essentially the same, how would we develop close, authentic relationships? Would we even be able to be in small groups because we wouldn't have differences. With our finite minds, I do not think we could handle a life where everyone is essentially the same. It is because we are not the same that we are able to handle this earth and prosper. God knew what He was doing.

He created two separate types of people (emotional and rational) to create a world that would be able to grow and prosper. If everyone was emotional, the would would soon fall into chaos. Everyone would act completely out of emotions and enemies would be created daily and soon every country would hate every other country and there would be much hate within. The world would be complete chaos. If everyone was rational, there would be no spontaneity, no love. Everyone would make every decision based entirely upon how rational it was. Marriage would be for the sole purpose of reproducing so that the world didn't die out. The smallest countries would have to fend for themselves because there would be no benefit in allying with them (unless they had something of value).

There are so many other differences within humans that I do not have time to express them all. I feel that God created us to be different for the benefit of our survival. He created us to be able to be emotional so we could experience and express love. He created us with rational minds so that we would be able to make decisions that were not based on how we felt about them. We are able to feel His love and love Him in return. We are able to make choices so we can decide to answer His call.

Earlier in my life, when I decided that I wanted to follow Christ, it was because I was afraid of Hell. When I truly accepted His call, it was because I wanted to be with Him. When I make mistakes, my cry out to Him isn't because I fear an eternity of damnation, it's because I fear an eternity away from Him.

Hey Daddy. I want to thank You for this earth and the mass differences there are within it. Thank you that we are all different people. Thank you for the beauty of the outdoors all seasons and all weather. Thank you for sacrificing Your Son so that we would be able to be with You forever. I thank You for my beautiful wife and my two beautiful sons. I know that life is a blessing from You, Dad. Thank You for every moment I have here. Please help me to make the most of what You've given me and not take it all for granted. I'm sorry that I often get so wrapped up in my daily life that I don't stop and count my blessings. Thank you for my emotions and for my rational mind. I often try and disregard my emotions, yet I know they are from You. I love you, Daddy. Amen.