Embrace the Chaos
May 7th, 2010
Posted by Chris
For me, chaos has surfaced my inefficiencies more than anything else.
We did a bad, I mean really bad, financial deal that still complicates our lives. Lesson being learned, over and over again. It’s got a bunch of dangling loose ends that have the possibility of stressing me out. I could list lots of other examples of current chaos (the launch of the church, etc.) The one example that hits home more than any other is…home.
I am learning about my threshold for chaos as our children get older. We’re blessed with three amazing daughters but I saw a tendency within myself to power up when things got out of control or attempt to eradicate the chaos. “No loose ends” seemed to be the mantra. Why don’t we like chaos?
- It shows us our insufficiency, weakness, and lack of resources to fix everything.
- It reminds us of our lack of control and vulnerability.
- It requires an ability to navigate tension. It causes us to need empowerment and live in the moment. We want clear black/white lines. We want to be emotional or analytical. Chaos calls for us to live in both extremes and navigate both on a moment by moment basis.
What’s a better path? Embrace the chaos.
- Leading, living, and learning in chaos will grow your dependency on God as it keeps you humble with what you can’t do in your own power.
- It allows you to be accepting of yourself when you don’t have all the answers or “your act together”. In turn, you will be much more gracious and accepting of others.
- Rather than powering up you will be enter into the present moment with clarity, openness, excitement, and peace. In other words you won’t push people, including your family, away.
