Navigating tension is a very mysterious part of our journey in life. I love tension but it also frustrates me as well. I believe that tension is healthy and it can not be resolved. To journey without tension is to be out of touch with reality.
Something ancient has caused a lot of tension in my modern day life. Christ. He defeated the enemy aka satan but he did not fully destroy him. He (satan) still rules this world of darkness. His day of total destruction is coming but it has not happened yet. Tension.
To walk in covenant relationship with the living God is very mysterious but the longer you walk the more you learn and the more natural it becomes. So as I walk with my Father in heaven I learn all kinds of promises concerning my own identity and responsibility in this world.
This clash between darkness and light creates tension. I have promises. I have purpose. I have a new identity that comes with new responsibility and awareness. Sometimes I wonder why it takes a promise so long to actually happen. But then in the process of waiting and continuing to believe that my Father is good, I learn deep lessons that transform me even more.
I'm probably not even doing that great of a job describing tension and maybe that's not the point of this blog. I'm just expressing that tension is good and to many times we try to resolve it. We try to defer back to a more secure route, when we were destined for wild untamed adventures. Tension has taught me much, it has opened my eyes to wonder and awe, it has grounded me more firm in my faith, it has made me a better man.
So I embrace the mystery and my aim is to journey within tension, not resolve it.
