On Thursday I took A to the Field Museum. It was a free day and I thought it would be a good learning experience for her. So after her school, we headed to one of my favorite places on earth... Downtown Chicago...
We had so much fun looking around and we both learned a lot. But the reason for this entry is a reflection of my time there.
If you have ever gone to the Field, it is a cool place... It has different exhibits that feature history around the world. And this is where my reflection starts. I walked through many of the exhibits in awe of how people lived a long time ago. How did they live in a teepee with those tools? How did the Egyptians move all those bricks? Of course they have explanations, but it was just fascinating... I got sad though as I walked along... You see a picture of how people lived so simply a long time ago and worked so hard... And we have all the means to make life simpler than those who lived a long time ago, but we are still so busy and don't have time for the important things in life.
I remember when I was at the age of dating and being serious with a guy, people around me would say how I could tell if a man would work hard by holding their hand. If their hand was rough and scratchy then he knows hard work, but if a man had soft smooth hands, then they wouldn't know what hard work really was. So much research shows how more and more people are just sitting behind desks. Not that sitting behind a desk isn't hard work, but for someone to really wrestle with the earth and get down and dirty is something different.
So going back to my Field Museum reflections... I was sad and felt heavy of the fact that we humans created things to make our lives simpler only to grow farther from the one who created us. Our lives are so easy and comfortable that we don't need God, we basically could figure it out on our own.
I just want to learn how we balance all that we could have and all that we absolutely need. I want to be content with what I have and use my time for the glory of God with the resources that I have...
One thing I thought of was Facebook... Such a great tool to keep up with people and connect with others, but it could really consume my time... I've wrestled with the thought of disconnecting from Facebook, but then thought how I could use it for God's glory... So I've thought of putting praises for my status update. People will still know about my life, but it's in a way to honor God.
I want to do that more with my life... Find ways to Glorify God!! Thanks to the Field Museum...
