Now, I'm not actually saying that I am that much of a freak, a weirdo, or insane, but what if I were?
What if I didn't strive for the great job and wages? Or the lovely farmhouse with the white picket fence (with or without farm)? Or what about the beautiful family of 2.5 kids and a dog? Or the perfect dark handsome 6 ft husband?
What if I wasn't a success? as per social standards?
And why does it feel as though Christian and family circles are often the very ones maintaining those standards?
Now, it is very good for a church family to uphold and maintain standards and encourage each other in those standards. But those should be Biblical standards of godly living. Which I think should include the attitudes of a family/marriage and the stewardship of property or work.
But why do I feel like I would be seen as a sad failure at life by blood and church family if I ended up a childless spinster?
Marriage is good. Children are a blessing. But must I dream about them? I'm not saying that I don't or someday won't.
But I wonder, do I need to?
As a Christian, do I need to?
Do I really need to believe that my biological urges to procreate and spread my genetics to future generations is a measure of my success? Or to buy into the whisperings of my career driven need to climb the ladder and leave a lasting impression of my worth?
I mean really? Seriously?
What if I dreamt the truth? And believed the truth that my "success" and my "worth" is determined and has already been determined by my God, my King, my Glory. What if I truly strove for His Glory each and every day?
And what if that did interfere with the pursuit of the American dream?
What if I dreamed of God's glory, instead of my own?
Is that such a radical thought? Is it a valid thought?
So what if my American dream is different? What if my aims and goals in this world were something new?
And what if the dreams I cherish come true?
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