Now I realize there are two ways people can choose to react to that. The more realistic group (my husband) may say,in a loving way of course, "That chair wasn't meant to be used to stand on. What'd you think would happen?" And the more unsystematic group (myself) might choose to give me the benefit of the doubt and say they understand "It was closest thing to you and everybody makes mistakes."
Now before you decide which group you're in let me add a small piece of information, this is the second time I've done this within the last two weeks.Same chair. I chose convenience over common sense and was left to deal with the inevitable consequences...Pain.
It got me wondering how often we do that in our every day life.Depend on unstable things to keep us stable. Whether it be a job, a habit, a relationship, money, a feeling, or the opinions of others. We rely so much on unpredictability. I'm not saying those things are bad. They were created to be good,positive things... if rooted in something unmovable. But those things in and of themselves are constantly fluctuating. They may sustain us for a little while but sooner or later they'll let us down. Not always because they mean to but because just like the folding chair, they weren't made to stand on.
It may seem like a stretch to compare a folding chair to say, a relationship but that's how my crazy mind works. Think about it. I was pretty dang disappointed when that chair decided to be rude and fold causing me to attempt and fail miserably to keep myself from falling. FYI, Balancing, not my strong suit. No career in the circus in my future. But in all honesty, it wasn't the chair's fault (even though it got a good scolding). It was my choice. I trusted the chair to hold me up when I knew that wasn't it's purpose, it's not what it was created to do.
We hear people say all the time I just want a stable job or a stable relationship. We're all looking for a sense of security. We want something we can bank on. Something we can trust for the long haul. We're all searching for lasting stability are we not?
It's not a bad thing. We were created that way. We weren't hardwired to handle life alone. We were hardwired to find rest in something that's loving and dependable. God created us to desire that stability.The only problem is so often we search for it in the wrong places. We attempt to stand on countless God-replacements that, like the chair, with the slightest movement end up folding along with us and disappointing us in the process.
I don't care what age you are at some point or another, in one way or another, you've experienced the reality that people and things in this world will disappoint.Can I get an Hallelujer? Don't we wear ourselves out daily trying to stand on things that are constantly slipping beneath our feet? But there is hope in the midst of the weariness! Hold on,that calls for a happy dance y'all! Those countless let downs from people and things are meant to encourage us to quit looking around for stability and start looking up for it. The disappointments in life are God's tools to show us that situations, people, locations,possessions, and positions in life can never fully satisfy the desire of our heart. The desire for something dependable. The bible says to seek God first and everything else will be added to us. (Matthew 6:36)
When we let go of trusting in the unstable folding chairs of this fallen world and start trusting in the stability of God He'll give us a peace we can't find anywhere else. Just ask him and you'll see that He'll set your feet on solid ground that can't be moved. You can choose to keep trying to stand on folding chairs or you can choose to stand on the only stable thing that never moves. Jesus Christ.The satisfaction you're searching for can only be found in Him.The Solid Rock.Unmovable, unfailing, and always stable.
"He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn’t slip." Psalm 40:2
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