I _____ My Life.

If you were to fill in this blank, what word would you use? Do you "love" your life? Do you "deal with" your life? What about "hate"?

I came to think about this for the past few days after hearing a few strangers talk at me. And yes, I mean they talked at me. Let me explain. This past weekend, the most random occurrences happened to me while running some errands.

First, I went to pick up some water bottles for a church event. As I was buying the water, the cashier asked me how I was doing today. I replied, "I'm doing well. And you?" He responded, "I hate my job and my life. I'm a trophy husband who wants to go home and read comics." That escalated quickly, seriously.

The next morning, I was walking to my car. A biker passed by, looked me in the eyes and said, "I hate my life." Again, that escalated really quickly. I'm still in shock of why anyone would feel comfortable telling that to a complete stranger.

This got me thinking. What do I think about my life? How do people think about their lives? Do majority of people hate it and live in depression/darkness all the time? Or is it the other way around?

I came to realize that I was complaining about a lot of things in my life. Why am I back at school studying accounting? I don't even enjoy it all that much. Why can't I go think, write stories for the rest of my life? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate accounting. We need accountants. But I don't think it's going to be a lifelong thing for me.

After hearing a sermon today, I was convicted to change my perspective on my current circumstances. Sure, I may not completely love what I'm doing right now. But as a Christian, I'm called to do my best no matter what I'm doing. We're called to be the best for His sake regardless of whether you're a CEO, janitor, doctor, teacher, reporter, etc. I've been blessed with resources that make me in the top 1% of the world. There's no way I should be complaining or unsatisfied. Instead, I should be in awe and thanksgiving every second of my life.

So that's my determination. Life is a gift from God. I just realized that I'm reading a book called, "Life is ____" by Judah Smith. So I'll shamelessly plug in some of his quotes.

Life is to be loved by God and to love [others].

Life is to trust God in every moment [good or bad].

Life is to be at peace with God and yourself.

Life is to enjoy God [and His goodness].

Hope we can all strive to live a life of joy in Christ. Because He is so worth it.