Were We Created For More?

So my goodness, it's been over a month since I posted a blog. I'm falling down on the job. :-) Actually, I've not been spending as much time on the computer, and doing more reading, which is amazing because I am NOT a reader, but I'm starting to get into it. I'm in the middle of "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan right now, and it's moving me just as much as "Radical" did. I don't know where these two authors came from, but I'm SO thankful for them, and the books they are writing on God, and what his REAL plans are for us. I think sometimes we think all there is to being a Christian is believing in God, living a pretty good life, go to church every week, and that's all we have to do. We've got our ticket punched to Heaven. I know that is the mentality I've had for years, but the older I've gotten, the more God has opened my eyes. Within the past few years, I just kept having this nagging feeling in my brain telling me over and over, "God created you for more than this!!" By "this", I mean the daily work grind. It's hard for me to minister in the capacity I want being chained to a desk 40 hours a week. Not to mention that my spiritual life suffers because I am so consumed with my job, and well...God, I really just don't have time for you. I have this deadline, I have to work overtime, I have to stay in the company's good graces, well...by the time I get home, I have to watch my tv shows, and then?? Well, it's time to go to bed, and God, I'll try to squeeze in a short prayer to you as soon as my head hits the pillow, and fall asleep in the middle of it. This is how we treat the creator of the universe, the one who gave His son to DIE FOR ALL OF US!! What is the matter with us? How many hours of our lives are wasted by living the American dream, working for that retirement plan so we can live the good life for a few years and then die?? Think about it, do you think this is what God created us for?? I think we've become so blind that we think this is all there is to life. Go to work 5 days a week, then it's the weekend, go to church on Sunday, bam...Monday morning, get up and do it all over again, week after week. I know some people probably love what they do, and that's great, but for me?? This life is not for me. God is calling me for bigger things than working towards a 6 figure salary. In this country, we are so obsessed with money, big paychecks, squashing others to get to the top of the corporate ladder, and buying more "stuff". I really wish people worried about their spiritual lives as much as they do this physical one that is going to die. My mansion is not here on earth, it's up in Heaven where moth nor rust will destroy. I know it's waiting for me right now, and I cannot wait to get there for eternity! Do you ever think about Heaven and how there is no end?? Does it blow your mind? It sure does mine, but how exciting. So, I leave you with this challenge. Think about your life. Are you loving life and sharing the Lord with those around you?? Or are you just working the daily grind, counting down the years to retirement?? If you can't wait for retirement, I challenge you to get out of the daily routine. Listen to God. Is He calling you to do more for His kingdom?? Listen closely, and if you hear Him or feel Him nudging you, do not ignore Him. Put total faith and trust in the Lord, and He WILL take care of you. Do you have enough faith to believe that?? I didn't at one time, but now?? I sure do. Why, oh why do we EVER doubt the creator of everything?? Do we forget how big He is?? Let's slow down, take a break from the computer/Facebook, the tv, and sit in silence and pray and listen to Him. I think you will be amazed at what He shows you. Hope you all have a blessed weekend!