Do you ever feel like your just spinning your wheels?
Spinning and spinning but not getting anywhere?
Yeah we all do sometimes. Whether it's in the workplace, at home, with our exercise routines, with our bank accounts. It sucks. Since this is common to the human condition it makes me think, hmmm ..... If this is something we all go through, then we must gain something from it. Right? But what?
So let's check out our little friend the hamster, he spends most of his days spinning away, so maybe the answer lies in him. Cuz if he benefits from it, then, since we are way more valuable than a hamster we can figure we should gain something as well. So what does Mr. Fuzzy Pants gain from spinning his wheel?
One obvious thing he gains is health benefits; stronger muscles, increased blood flow, and he's flooded with endorphins etc.
Another thing he gains is he's occupied; it gives him something to do, it keeps him from going crazy and it bides his time, all of which help him get through until his Master takes him out of his cage and spends some time with him.
Well I don't know about you but I'm finding I have a lot more in common with my little furry friend. Except I'm a lot less furry. Really, I promise.
Anyhow, there's a lot I know that Mr. Fuzzy Pants doesn't.
He doesn't have the cognitive abilities nor the spiritual depth to know there's more to the picture. That life isn't just about him and his little wheel in his little cage. He doesn't know that there are others like him, that there is a big world out there full of hopes, dreams, heartaches. No little fuzzy man doesn't know any of that. He can't see past his cage. But we can.
We can gain everything that Mr. Fuzzy Pants does and then some- if we're open to asking the Master: What else is in store? What else is there? And by the way what are we training for? See we can actually talk to the Master while we're busy spinning. And He listens. And He answers.
When we ask these questions, we start to see beyond our little wheel and our little cage and we start to dream big dreams. We don't even realize all the little changes that are taking place within us. See our wheel is really a Big Ole Training Wheel. It's getting us ready for what lies ahead. We just sometimes forget that. Sometimes we think we are just like Mr. Fuzzy Pants. But we are not. We are so much more.
And when the time is right and we are ready, our Master will take us off of our wheel and bring us out of our little cages and let us do our thing. Because we do have a "thing" to do, we just sometimes lose sight of what it is, most likely cuz were so dizzy- you know -with all that spinning.
Let's keep spinning,
Elizabeth
Liz: Great thought provoking post, as always. It's especially needed after a week of wheel spinning and trying to figure out what is going on. Grace has been more or less diagnosed with Asperger's so it's been a fitful couple of months, learning about the condition and I can help her. Instead of asking "why" one needs to ask "why not" and expand our knowledge and our compassion as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Liz! Your post is a creative reminder that indeed there is purpose in all our lives. We don't know His divine plan, but most certainly, there is much to learn, aspire towards, and believe in every day so we must stay on course, even when it feels futile. Only God knows what our purpose is but our job is to keep on "keeping on" and not lose sight of our obligation to Him and those around us. Thanks for the creative analogy and I'll remember to just hold my head in place, to slow down the dizziness, and listen to what He tells me.
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