God certainly calls us to higher and purer things, and He calls us to bring His Kingdom to this earth, but it was no one less than Christ also told us that "...the kingdom of Heaven is within you..."
So why this chasing after ethereal tomorrows? Why this obsession with what we might be? Why this focus on finding out what we should be doing with our lives?
As you might be able to tell, this group of questions could take up an entire book of social psychology. Perhaps I could offer my thoughts.
We need to see that God is here, and is present in our lives. Not only will He be with us, He is with us. The psalmist puts it pretty bluntly,
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me...Not exactly a half-hearted assertion.
As a person much acquainted with worry, I know I'm not quite immune to this by any means. I would like to know just as much as the next man what I should do with my life. But I'm not going to get that from God just by asking. And besides, is that the point?
Maybe the point is really that God is here with us, and leads us by the hand. And that is much more comforting than any self actualization book in my opinion. God is our very present help in a time of trouble. He takes us by the hand, and leads us towards the promised land.
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