Nature. Friends. Love. Adventure. Hard Work.
I think there are a few things that distinguish vibrantly rich lives from dull and listless ones. Life has one purpose, according to John Piper, "The chief end of man is to glorify God BY enjoying Him forever." Of all the things we do on this planet during the short period of time we have, we are supposed to glorify God by enjoying Him and His creation by His rules. The ironic thing is, we think we know better than God sometimes but His rules are actually the guidelines on how to live the most fully, vibrantly, colorful life we can imagine. It's not the easiest, nor the most fun, and certainly has challenges. But that's what makes it enjoyable. The challenges are what make life beautiful. There's a quote from a favorite movie of mine, Troy, that says that the gods envy humans because we are more precious than they [gods] are. We have only one life, every moment that passes can never be brought back or re-lived. How awesome and scary is that? We have choices that define us every minute, will we choose to enjoy God and glorify Him? Or choose to live our own way and tell God to leave us alone.
I would propose that one of the greatest misconceptions, even among Christians, is that following God is simply doing the right things. However, this seems to lead to burnout all to quickly. If there's no relationship, if there's no experiencing of God's person, then do you really know God? I ask myself this all the time. Mainly because it's easy to just try to follow the rules. It involves no emotion and leaves everything black and white. But that's not a healthy relationship. I will not just do what my future wife requires of me. Rather, I will look for things I can do to please her. We should be doing the same in our relationship with God. Warning: you might be blown away with how God starts to do amazing and powerful things in your life.
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