Good Not Enough

The picture is of my son Dana juggling at a music festival in Maine. When he gets those objects in his hands he definitely gathers onlookers. The adults around are not as obvious in their viewing as the kids in the picture. I picked the picture because he is better than good at this talent. When it comes to life I think we settle for less than we should. I think we settle for far less than God wants from us. The God I love looks at our world and wonders what we are doing. Excess in one place with  poverty in another. We set expectations for ourselves far lower than those set by God. For instance the scripture clearly says that as Christian we can live without committing sin and yet if you listen to people they proclaim that because we are human we must sin. We act as if an hour at church and ten minutes of prayer and perhaps a little  act of charity once a month is enough response to what God has done for us. We set standards for ourselves that are meager at best and allow the vast majority of our time talent and energy to go to our own pleasure. We need to realize that even in our times of fun and enjoyment we are called to be serving God. The interesting part of that equation for me is that the closer I get to my whole life being about serving God, the more I find a life filled with peace and joy and love. We may do a few good things and settle for second best and think all is great, but good is not enough. We settle for to little to often. My life is his and good is not enough for God or for me.