Ordinary
Pascal said it well when he said,
“The power of man’s virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doings.”
This has been one of the keys to the success of NBC’s Heros. Tim Kring, the show’s writer, hasn’t set up his heros in capes and spandex - but as ordinary humans grappling with their strange developments. The belief is that their personal dilemma is more interesting than their super-human power.
We see this in Scripture as well: the great miracle of the resurrection descends into a breakfast on the seashore.
I don’t think this is an ANTICLIMAX… it is a revelation of God.
Life… is life… in the ORDINARY.
I think we would all like to say, “Oh, I have had a wonderful call from God!” But the true test of my life is not successfulness but faithfulness on the HUMAN LEVEL OF LIFE. Faithfulness in the ORDINARY.
My success in life will not be judged by fame or my speaking ability or the books I write or the amount of money I have collected. My success will be judged in reading to Caden before bed at night. Or throwing a baseball in the back yard on a warm summer night. My success will be judged in cooking a nice dinner and preparing a relaxing evening for Joanna. Or building the trust it takes for her to always be able to communicate honestly with me.
The ORDINARY things.
I believe our HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS are the very conditions in which the ideal life of God should be exhibited.
May 11th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Yes, well said. I do agree with you. It is the everyday life, the little things that make the substance of our existence. These are the things we will be judged with. It isn’t about some special supernatural calling into ministry. Fact is, our first and most important call is our families. If we forsake them we have forsaken all the gospel. One of my life motto’s is “I just want to be real.” I can’t stand fakeness. Putting everything you have and more into a job or “ministry” and not taking care of and loving your family…BAD IDEA!
Love ya man.