a surfer boy's perspective.

Lately I have been thinking about life.  Who I am and what I’m here to do.  A few weeks ago I went on a date, probs the best date I’ve been on in a while.  We had decided to meet halfway due to the fact I live 45 min away.  So we had a 20 drive together. I had never met the kid prior, so we had a lot to talk about.  {Cute, from Cali, total surfer dude, fun personality, great perspective, very spiritual.} As the date ended {if you want to know details, I’ll tell ya}, it gave us another 20 some odd minutes in the car together.  Now that all of the “get to know who you are” questions were over, the deeper concerns came in.  He asked me the greatest question I’ve been asked in a while “what’s your thoughts about life Meagan”.. Immediately I had a thought, (shocking, I know).  TIME.  Time is something that is so weird to me; it’s something that I don’t really know why we have to do, but I began telling him an experience I had with time. 

I told him that about a month or two ago we went to visit our extended family,  during the day we were with them  it was one of the most peaceful day’s I had ever experienced.  It was peaceful not because of the fact that everyone was happy, or the fact that everything was going good in my life, but because I was surrounded by wonderful people who genuinely love me. Those people who love you for who you are and what you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what you’ll do next.  The 6ish hours we were there didn’t feel like 6 hours. You know those days, especially Sundays that feel so long that you don’t want it to end? And the hours thankfully go by slowly, quietly and  peacefully. That’s what it felt like.  The whole day was pure bliss.  I never wanted to leave the rest of the family.  It was interesting, because even though we were there to boost them, they boosted our spirits.

 As we continued the drive home, he started talking to me about paradoxes. { This man was so neat and so spiritually gifted, I just wanted to take all of his knowledge.} Anyway, he started telling me about missionary work. How really it’s for the missionary to be truly converted unto the Lord, but at the same time, missionary work is for the missionaries to help the investigators specifically become converted to the Lord.  But all at once everything is happening at the same time, both parties are becoming converted.  It’s almost as if everything in life is a paradox.  I keep thinking that everything I keep running into and experiencing all have 2 purposes.    I keep thinking that I have 2 purposes.  All at once, and still everything works out.

I was in an interpreting class the other day, and my teacher said, “if you want to know the simple thing, you have to understand the entire picture.”{ Woah, I know, he’s pretty amazing.}  I kept thinking about that. How everything we meet in life we have to look at and ask, “what’s the bigger picture?”

BACK TO THE DATE://

As we continued talking about paradoxes and time, he looked at me and said, “why do you think time is important?” {Once again, woah} I said well it’s taught me a lot;  it’s showed me how I can be responsible, by being on time, and knowing that if I’m not on time that I will have to accept the consequences.  ß out of all things that’s the one I said, but there were a million other things that I have learned about time such as: it’s precious, we never know what will happen from one moment to the next, so we need to live the best we can in every moment.  Most days’ time flies by, and all of a sudden we wish we would have done things better, said something nicer, or kissed a loved one before we left them. Time doesn’t change, it’s constant.  Everyone knows that 12:00PM means afternoon and 12:00 AM means morning.  It’s something we all have in common among everyone around us.  He went very spiritual on me again, which I’m glad he did.  He explained to me that there is a greater meaning behind time that he’s not even sure of, but as for time right now, we just have to trust God, accept it for what it is, while at the same time learning as much as we can from time until we learn the bigger picture. 

So I challenge you to think of paradoxes in your life.  What 2 purposes do you have?? I also challenge you to go on a date with a cute cali boy, who is very spiritually in tune, because he will bless your life and your perspective.  Think about time, are you using it the best way you can? Are you being the best you can throughout the day?? Here’s your time to be better.  When faced with trials or challenges say, “what’s the bigger picture”. 

Happy Thursday! Loves.