Thursday, August 14, 2014

So Close and Yet So Far Away

I keep the blinds in my office closed in the summer.

My windows face the afternoon sun and keeping the blinds closed helps keep my office cool.

Recently, as I walked past the windows, I saw something peeking out from under the blinds.

I raised the blinds and discovered that what I saw was the tail of a dead lizard.

Somehow this little fellow managed to get inside our building.

He then made it up to the second floor.

Having survived the trip thus far, he then made his way down the hall and into my office.

Once there, he climbed up onto the window sill and crawled between the window pane and the blinds.

That is where he died with only a bit of his tail sticking out to give away his position.

If more of his tail had been visible, I might have noticed him sooner and perhaps have been able to help him.

Such was not the case.

The other thing I noticed was that his head was raised and he appeared to be looking out the window the moment he died.

It was almost as if he could see where he both wanted and needed to be.

He simply had no way of getting through the glass.

He lacked the means to open he window for himself and only needed someone to open it for him.

Only a thin plate of glass stood between himself and what he most needed.

He was so close, yet he was so far away.

That is how it is with people.

We go through life seeking true happiness.

We seek it in people.

But people will let us down.

We seek it in careers.

But work, though necessary, brings its share of disappointments.

We seek it in wealth, possessions and security.

But even these can be fleeting.

We even seek it in leisure.

But even the activities associated with leisure often leave us feeling more fatigued than before.

True happiness is something that can be achieved.

It can only be achieved through union with Christ.

Christ gives us glimpses of Himself all the time.

But catching those glimpses is not enough.

Faith is what bridges the gap between us and Him.

Faith is asking Him to remove the barrier that separates us.

Romans 15:9 (NET) – because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.


Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim

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