I’m learning. My job takes me quite frequently between the west and east coast, I’m travelling and always on the move. It’s exciting and fast paced, but the lack of stability, the lack of foundation, can sometime be unsettling. I was asked this week whether or not I like what I do, and the answer was a surprising no.
In thinking more about my lifestyle, my insecurities, my fears, and my motivation, I find that this journey forces me to evolve and stretch. I am discovering more about my morals, my ethics, my drive, and my theology. I’m a different person now than when I started.
But why don’t I like what I do? I have the freedom to plan each and every day. I can plan, within reason, what I want to accomplish, what jobs I want to take on, what challenges I am ready to confront, and even what role I want to play (both in front of and behind the lens). But why don’t I like what I do?
I have discovered through that conversation that I am still as much an amateur today as I was six years ago. I am every bit as clueless with my life’s direction as I have been graduating from high school in 2004, or stepping out from conservatory in 2005, or starting Blue Artists in 2006. I haven’t found solace in the work.
I have discovered that my theology was flawed. My blessings have little if anything to do with my lifestyle, my convictions, my efforts, my accomplishments, my failures, my sins, my hang ups, my irritations, my frustrations, my lies, my vanity, or my knowledge. I am blessed simply, and only simply, because God chooses to.
I then realized that I don’t like what I do.
And the reason is because all I ever do is mess up.
I can’t claim my accomplishments, because I have done nothing to secure them. God brings oppurtunities to my door, and because I don’t know the path for my life, or the way I’d prefer to go, I willingly accept. God provides a constant set of projects to focus my attention thus I have very little time to sit down and think about life and what I personally want from it. I can’t like what I do, because it isn’t anything impressive or amazing or even worth discussing.
Instead, I like what God does. I like that he favors me, I like that I am safe in his arms. I like that those who stand against me fall. I like that my needs are met, I like that I don’t starve, I don’t beg, I don’t doubt. I appreciate that God takes care of my troubles, most of which I create. I appreciate that my only responsibility is to go where I’m lead and apply myself to the task at hand. God has a knack for making my life very simple, amidst the complications I create for myself through my own misdirection. I can be a clueless chicken, just as I’ve been a selfish jerk. I have let my desires get the best of me, just as I’ve let my ambitions take hold of me. But in every sense, despite my MANness, despite my outdated sense of God, I am favored.
I like what God does, because he saves me. Constantly and willingly, painfully and completely.
And despite that my path is guided by the Maker’s hand, by His wisdom through the ages, His vision for my future, I am still learning a thing or two.
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Guest Blogger :: Pierre Walters
SIMPLY AMAZING!!!! I can so relate; the dichotomy of “what am I doing” and “thank you God for letting me do what I do” is a daily conversation that I know I take everyday! And how interesting that there would be so many people that would want to be in your shoes, not knowing what actually goes on inside your thoughts or spirit. Thank you for this Pierre! Continue to eloquently be BOLD!
Ify
Proverbs says “We may roll the dice BUT GOD will ALWAYS determine where they FALL” I love those words. Thank you for your HONESTY & I’m pray that others who struggle with not being HAPPY with what THEY feel should be their HAPPINESS in their JOBS will be BLESSED by how you(THRU CHRIST) perfectly BROKE DOOOOWN where their TRUE HAPPINESS should LIE;-) I must admit when you did the documentary @ my chruch(AMFB for Bianca) You seemed QUITE JOLLY about your job so KEEP it up & STAY ENCOURAGED in Jesus Name *OF COURSE*…….God Bless!!!
S. Carter
Pierre Pierre Pierre… what more can I say?!?!! Behind that blog… NOTHING!!!!!!! lol.
Great job. Thanking God for all you do and all your are.
I said it before and I’ll say it again… EXCELLENT blog Pierre!! Thanks for sharing and assisting with the vision of the B&F Crew! You are awesome!
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Man, when I realized where you were going with “I don’t like what I do..” all I could say was… that’s deep… Thanks for the word, brother….
It is a sweet treasure on this journey of life to witness such a pure and raw expression of the human condition. I’m impressed that you would share this with the world when so many others would be more tolerant to putting up the front, afraid to ask themselves the big questions and even more afraid to find out what those answers might be. May your heart remain open to the truths that the journey will continually unfold to you. Change and grow and continue to be beautiful under the molding of Gods hands.