🦶 TREE 191: Everything you need

‘[God] has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness’ (The Bible, 2 Peter 1:3, NET).

This is an expansive statement, and difficult to believe. Like all sacred texts, you can take it in a dozen directions. Here’s where I go with it.

Five years ago I didn’t have all the stuff I have and need right now. I don’t currently possess everything I need for the rest of my life. Realistically, that would be too much stuff, too many ideas and skills to be shlepping around.

How can this statement be true then?

Remember, this is the bible. The writer is writing through a cosmic, all-of-everything lens. He’s also writing a letter meant for application to real life down here in the dirt.

So here’s how I read it.

You have everything you need to do the next right thing.

Enough to take the next step is all you need right now. That’s everything. When it’s time to do the thing after the next thing, you will have everything you need to do that. Don’t worry if you don’t have it yet. You’re not there. You’re here, about to do the next right thing. And you have everything you need to do it.

So do it.

This week I’m writing about taking the next step.

You noticed I quoted the bible, right? But a couple weeks ago I wrote about not believing in God. You deserve an explanation.

A correction: In TREE 190 I wrote that I have been working on a book for six months. I miscounted. I have been working on the book for five months. I have updated the post on the FOREST website.

Grow slowly
Jeff

I’m not quite sure why, but this song totally fits the vibe of today’s post.

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