The Ocean Makes Me Feel So Small
The Ocean Makes Me Feel So Small
The waves coming in relentlessly
The incredible power that I could do nothing to resist.
The sheer expanse as I look out to the end of the horizon, and realize it keeps going and going and going.
And I reflect.
I want my life to be extraordinary, larger than life, hugely significant. But it seems so ordinary, so underwhelming, so run-of-the-mill.
I want to be a world changer. I want thousands of people to thank God for the impact I have had on their life.
I feel like a world conformer. Working to pay for bills. Nothing special. No great impact. Few people affected let alone impacted.
I want to leave behind a legacy. I want a church full of people at the funeral when I die.
Instead I wonder, will I fill a chapel. Will anyone even notice that I'm gone?
As I say, the ocean makes me feel so small.
The waves coming in relentlessly.
The incredible power that I could do nothing to resist.
The sheer expanse as I look out to the end of the horizon, and realize it keeps going, and going, and going...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.[a]
“Everything is meaningless!”
Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.” (Ecclesiastes 12:8 and 13)
The Ocean Makes Me Feel So Small
The waves coming in relentlessly
The incredible power that I could do nothing to resist.
The sheer expanse as I look out to the end of the horizon, and realize it keeps going and going and going.
And I reflect.
I want my life to be extraordinary, larger than life, hugely significant. But it seems so ordinary, so underwhelming, so run-of-the-mill.
I want to be a world changer. I want thousands of people to thank God for the impact I have had on their life.I feel like a world conformer. Working to pay for bills. Nothing special. No great impact. Few people affected let alone impacted.
I want to leave behind a legacy. I want a church full of people at the funeral when I die.
Instead I wonder, will I fill a chapel. Will anyone even notice that I'm gone?
As I say, the ocean makes me feel so small.
The waves coming in relentlessly.
The incredible power that I could do nothing to resist.
The sheer expanse as I look out to the end of the horizon, and realize it keeps going, and going, and going...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.[a]
“Everything is meaningless!”
Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.” (Ecclesiastes 12:8 and 13)
Life is good!
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