Stuck in a body

I think it was C.S. Lewis who said, you are not a body with a spirit, your are a spirit that has a body.  If you are young, that may not have quite as much meaning to you as it does for those of us us who are older and looking forward to a new body.

For those living with long term, chronic illness, it can feel like you are "stuck" in that body.  If you are not completely debilitated, you may have a lot of spiritual passion but not have the physical ability to use it.  You may have hopes and dreams or even just great intentions but not have the physical ability to make them happen.

For others it may be having a high IQ that makes you feel stuck.  If you have some health issues but have a mind that craves learning and analyzing, but your body will not let you do much with it for a time, that can be extremely stressful and boring.  It is hard to live life like that!  Perhaps, your mind wants to create, your body is capable, but you are lacking for the outlets.  Such things can make us feel stuck.

I am reminded at times of two things.  First, I think that we are intentionally given a "form", an ideal of what heaven will be like some day.  That is, I think that our spirits know what we need and want, and some day those needs and want will be fulfilled continually.  During this life, they may be met for a time, and other times, there may be a sense of void.  It can lead to boredom and discouragement, but we must remember that the thing we are seeking is beautiful because it is a symbol of the perfection of heaven, that we will some day taste.

Secondly, I know this is quite an old adage, but we must discern the things in life over which we do have control and those thing that we do not.  Then we can take responsibility for those things over which we do have control.  The others we can lay at the feet of Jesus.  He will either meet them now or give us the strength to set them aside until the day where He will make all things right again.