SortingBeans

Lately I’ve thought about our sojourn here on earth as followers of Christ. It can be quite the battle at times.

One of these battles is struggling between two identities. That is, an identity of the world, or an identity found in Christ.

If we remain identified without Christ, our hearts are forever frustrated and our plans to satisfy self are never quenched. In order to identify with Christ, we must die to self and the world. We can’t live fully identified with both kingdoms.

In my ponder I came across a poem I wrote a couple (like 4) years ago. Yes, I was a poet and you didn’t even know it. I thought I’d share it with you today.

It is about how someone tries to live with one foot in the Kingdom of God with the other foot in the world, and trying to find identity in both. In short, this is a futile attempt, and very frustrating.

Yoked or Unyoked?

Cock-a-doodle do
two men in a shoe.
Which one is walking?
Does anyone have a clue?

One tries to step
while the other one snoozes.
One tries to snooze
while the other one looses.

Complaining and grumbling,
falling and stumbling.
I wonder if either of them
know how many ants they are crushing?

Day after day
and night after night,
trying to figure out
which one is right.

After all this confusion,
I’ve come to a conclusion.
Neither of them know
what the other one is doin’.

Working together
while staying apart
is like trying to do this:
Sneeze, Cough… and Fart!

And there you have it! This is what will happen to you if you try to live for both the kingdom of this world and the Kingdom of God!

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