¿ grab or let go .. ?

¿ could it be that the reason we rush to amass stuff is
we are afraid this is all there is to life
this is the life
the only life we have ?

the christian scriptures place great emphasis on faith
in Hebrews ( 11.6 ) it states, without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

it brings the unseen to light
it makes the possible real, gives credence to potential, provides evidence for the intangible
( Heb. 11.1 )

it changes us
we count God to be real by faith
we account that what the scriptures teach are valid through faith
we change our lives by faith in a God we cannot see/touch/hear
we open ourselves to the upside-downity of Jesus' teachings because we faith that this is right, even though it feels impossible and sounds crazy
   like loving my enemy

.. .      .

it may be that the reason i run to wealth and possessions and more-than-i-need is
my lack of faith
in a God
who promised to supply all my needs
if only i put his kingdom first
if only i rely solely on him
for everything

if i claim to be a christian, then my responsibility, my motivation derives from faith
faith that posits God is who he says he is
faith that sees my needs met
faith that responds ' i will trust God ' even when the darkness surrounds me, and i cannot see
faith that reaches out to help those in need when i myself am in need
faith that counts my life as nothing to hold on to, but to be relinquished in favour of Jesus
faith that rises each day in the hope of life fulfilled in the very presence of my creator

faith
drives us to see that what we see now is not all there is to be seen
that life extends beyond my vision
that life is best relinquished
   rather than held on to
forsaken for the sake of others
reduced to the lowest common denominator
   rather than enlarged into all-there-is/grab-all-the-gusto-now ..

i choose faith
and diss my take on life
because i understand my finitude
i know i don't know, and i believe there is someone there that does
that cares
that loves me

i choose that
i faith that

i live that
for the sake of the God that created me to be like him
and loves me so much that he allowed himself to be created in my image .. . .     .

that is a god i can serve wholeheartedly
without being overly concerned for my stuff, for my tomorrows

.. peace