"East of Eden"

The larger topic I have been working on still isn't quite ready so I thought I would jot down my thoughts on tonights Veritas bible study topic. The topic was disappointment in our lives. Genesis 2:8-17 talks about the garden of Eden and sets up for Genesis 3:23-24, where God kicks man out of the garden of Eden for eating the forbidden fruit. Now that we as people are forced to live in this world rather than a utopia, we are continually disappointed and discontent. The overall focus of the bible study was to try to learn to accept things the way they were, learn to look forward to God bringing back our utopia rather than trying to create it ourselves, and not having false hopes for this world.

The leader of Veritas mentioned that we were continually trying to make things better, to recreate our Eden. This made me think that rather than trying to recreate our own utopia, we should allow God to work through us to try to create someone else's utopia. If we try to help others who may not be as fortunate as us, they may feel that it makes all the difference in the world. While only God can create true utopia, it should not stop us from trying to use His strengths in what we do. No matter what disappointments we have in this life, how hurt we are, or what losses we must endure through, God will help us through it. We must not forget to serve God in the present despite our condition.