"Let your character be free from love of money and craving for earthly possessions and be satisfied with your present circumstances and with what you have; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down. Assuredly not!"
- Hebrews 13:5
Given all the recent catastrophes that have happened in various places of our planet, and will continue to happen, it got me thinking about survival (especially when catastrophe strikes close to home). I sometimes think if there were ever an emergency situation and I had seconds to gather the things that were of most importance, where would I begin? Well, obviously I would swiftly reach for my Macbook, then my child, and hope that my husband had some amazing plan for defeating and escaping whatever it was that was a threat.
hardy har har.
Eh, I suppose I can leave my laptop behind.
In all seriousness though, our basic needs as humans are:
- water
- food
- shelter
That is really it. I'd also like to add, having common sense, and the sheer will to survive will probably add to the likelihood that you, me, he, she, them, or they (Fido and Freckles possibly) will at least have a fighting chance at getting out ALIVE! Else, it's all up to our ticking time clocks being wound and unwound by an omnipotent force, greater than any survival scheme we can possibly muster. Yet, amidst the seemingly chaotic crisis' there is always a calming option, an attainable release that us humans can rely on when strength is gone, and circumstances are beyond our control, and that is our incredible ability to hope.
Somedays I strive to get out of the house to just get out, I'll shmooze around in stores, look at things I think I want, but don't really need, and at the end of the day feel as if all the thoughts in my mind started with these words
I need
I want
I need
I want and ugh...
How unsatisfying, and unrealistic. My basic needs are all met, and I should be able to rest in that alone. Having the ability to rest in ANY circumstance, BAD or GOOD, is an empowering thought. My God says he will never leave me, so today I take comfort in that...
and in Baloo for singing to me this morning, and thank you Terry Gilkyson for writing this song "The Bare Necessities", it has helped to shed some light on my present circumstance.
It's November, a month many choose to let each other know what they are thankful for. It's a good practice, I'd like to do it more often. So today I'm thankful for circumstance and all that I have.
