Space

Life doesn’t have enough space.

Have you ever traveled to another country where people have a different practice on personal space? Or maybe you had a friend who just seemed to get into your space… a friend with bad breath? I like space.

I don’t like my coffee filled to the top – I’m not coordinated enough for that. Plus, it gives me room for lots of cream. I like wide-margin Bibles – it gives me room for notes. I like wide aisles too. Those claustrophobic stores with things piled half way to heaven and narrow aisles I avoid.

If life doesn’t have enough space you’re stuck with what you’ve got. There’s no room for the creamer. The more fast food drive through’s I hit, the more my margins are filled with text. Even with fast food, 5 minute work-outs and 15 minute oil changes, my life doesn’t have enough space. Maybe it’s because of fast food, 5 minute…

Someone once defined discipline as, “Something that creates space in your life.” Spiritual disciplines (taking a Sabbath, reading Scripture, prayer, journaling, etc) aren’t for extra-credit. They are a means of creating space in our lives.

Paul wrote, Col 3:16 (NLT) “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives.” Maybe Christ would fill my life - if He could just find the space.

Dan