Monopoly

So I heard a real cool analogy on Wednesday from the women's ministry leader at Christ Covenant church where I'm currently working part-time.

We had a women's lunch with the ladies working at the church. As we entered the room, the director, Susan, handed us a monopoly card and we were to sit at the table that had the same color of card that matched ours. As we all did this, we found player's piece to the game in front of us. We began the time with her giving us a question that we were to answer at our tables while we ate. The question was, "what do you think the object of your life is about right now?"

The reason why she posed this question was because she had us answer the object of monopoly, which is to buy, sell, and trade to have the most property / money at the end of the game.

So our table was quite about what they would say their life's object or purpose is right now. One lady answered and then I chimed in, which is not my personality to do so right away in a group. This is an area that God has been working on in me the last 2 years and be more confident and uncomfortable to share within a group.

I stated that my life's object right now is to enjoy the journey and be content on where He has me. To know that the destination is not as important as the journey. For the journey, the process is the point. I tend to focus on what's next largely due to the uncertainty of where, what , and how God is leading me to serve. Since I've been in Charlotte, I've moved 4 times (this last move being the 4th) , I've served in 3 different churches as an intern, I've struggled financially (God has been more than Faithful in that), I've worked part-time at "The Fitch" and CSO part-time / full-time for a year. Needless to say, nothing has been permanent except for my Rock, Jesus Christ. He has provided me with an amazing community here that I still can't fathom and has allowed me to visit my family in Ohio every few months, which has been awesome. I've experienced a range of emotions along with doubt (sometimes I still do) in all of these areas, but am reminded daily that in all of these things, God is preparing me for what is to come. I may not know now what He is up to, but confident in His perfect timing He will reveal some if not all of these circumstances were for something He has in the bigger picture. He has in my JOURNEY to get me to where I need to be to love and serve Him.

So getting back to the thought I want to share from this topic on monopoly and objects in life. Susan wanted to point us to the analogy of monopoly and life. The two things she pointed out that would last in eternity would be 1. our relationship with Christ 2. our relationships with other people. She said this was a theme for her life right now in that she too is trying to allow God to use her in this journey to know how to serve and love Him and others more. She was reading a book by John Ortberg, It All Goes Back in the Box, and wanted to share with us that the things around us that the end of our life, but those 2 things will go back into the box.

Just like in the game of monopoly, our things will all go back into the box.

Wow! I really thought this analogy was cool. How true is that we (myself included) are always concerned about the pieces that go back into the box rather than what we get to take with us at the end of it all.

We were able to take the player piece in front of us so we would be reminded that it all goes back in the box at the end of the day. I need to remember that when I'm not enjoying the journey and working on the 2 things that will last!