Becoming Someone Worth Watching

It has been helpful for me throughout my life, to simply watch and observe the actions of others. Whether it is getting a hold on what parenting should look like, how to play sports, how to treat a woman, or even how to tie my shoes, watching others has been important in helping me to develop.

The same has held true at a higher level when it comes to understanding and living out my spirituality. If I neglect to mention Christ's example, I'll feel guilty, so lets get that out of the way here. His example is the paramount example which I aim to follow.

On a more practical note, being able to closely observe the life of my mentor Paul Hurckman has provided immeasurable benefit to my growth. Recent conversations with him have challenged me to be this in other's lives.

As I evaluate spirituality, especially as practiced in America, the individualness of it scares me. So many people have made spirituality something that takes place in their heads, or in their lives behind closed doors, but not something that is public, something all can see and learn from. I've been trying to understand how I might fit into that puzzle somewhere.

I don't want to come off pretending that I live a perfect spiritual life, or even that following me will get someone anywhere, but I don't want people to continue to believe that spirituality should be a private, separate from the rest of life, matter.

So, I'm striving to become someone worth watching. I don't know what that will look like, but I know that even understanding someone might be watching will give me motivation to improve on certain areas.

So I'll start tonight.

I Love God! That doesn't mean I always do a good job of putting Him first. It doesn't mean I have everything figured out. Fortunately, God is constantly at work with me.

Currently, God is helping me to see what things are worth being motivated about, what things I need to start being motivated about, and what things I can start to do less of. He is constantly challenging my laziness. I'm finding myself guilty some nights when I lay in bed and think of the few things worthwhile I did with my day. I continue to battle in my mind what it means to set proper boundaries and have "Sabbath" times while also understanding that there are things I've been called to help accomplish through God's power.

That's a start for now. Feel free to watch how God deals with my life in these areas. Feel free to question (not judge) me on how I'm spending my time. It will likely help me for you to do so.