Something meshing in my mind

I did my Bible study on Sunday. It was about restless souls and how our souls long for heaven so we can never attain real contentment here. eh.

I think the focus of that is off. i mean yes I know we will never be fully satisfied here. I think however the "spin" on the idea is wrong.

I was trying to sort this out in my head on my way home from work yesterday. The radio was on low and this guy comes on and made a couple points that just clicked this into place.

One reason we are not satisfied here is because we focus on the wrong person. We tend to focus on ourselves or our Beloved or our children. While they are important, our focus needs to be on God.

What this guy was talking about was how some religious colleges will hold special services to bless missionaries or ministers but will not hold such things to invoke God in other career fields. The point is, EVERYTHING we do is sacred if we do it right. The Bible tells us to do ALL we do in word or deed to do all in the name of the Lord Jesus (Col. 3:16-18)
Additionally we are also told to do all for the glory of God. (1 cor. 10:30-32)

So in my head, I can not allow myself to be disgruntled in my life here. No things may no be perfect. However if I am to do my best and do EVERYTHING as if I was doing it for God, well that puts a whole new light on things.

Another point the man on the radio made was that, God calls us all to something. He does not call all of us to be missionaries, ministers or even stay at home moms. At the same time though we are ALL called.

My original calling was teaching. I did that in one form or another for about 20 years. He picked me for my Beloved's wife. he picked my Beloved to be my husband. His hand is in everything in my life. Think of the impact this could have if we all focused on doing everything we do as if we were doing it for God... wow.

Getting back to the restless soul thing from the start. This is what clicked. I realized that when I get "restless" it is not necessarily a longing for heaven. More often than not I get unsettled when i veer off the path God has chosen for my life. When I know I should zig but I zag instead.

Well that is what I have spent the last 2 days pondering.