November 9, 2009 in Uncategorized with 31 Comments

Never Going Back to OK

There is a song that has been stuck in my head the past few days that I keep singing over and over again. Despite what is on the radio, despite what I listen to in iTunes, the song Never Going Back to Okay keeps ringing in my head. The group The Afters sing the song and some of the lyrics echo the cry of my heart lately.

We’re never going back to OK
We’re never going back to easy
We’re never going back to the way it was
We’re never going back to OK

There are times I am tempted to go back to OK as a parent, as a husband, as a follower of Christ. OK is never God’s best. OK always settles for the the path of least resistance. OK always gives in, always compromises, always gives up early, always settles for second best. OK is a state of mind and heart that only gives God part of my heart while withholding the parts I want to control.

This is a Monday morning line in the sand…I’m never going back to OK. I am never going back to easy. I am never going back to the way it was. Through Christ you don’t have to either.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Lindsey_Nobles Lindsey_Nobles

    I used to always laugh with a friend that whenever something was "fine" that really it meant that it "sucks." (Sorry for the rough language. Just call me potty mouth). But I think it is true. And its sad, we settle for these "fine" lives, but shouldn't we should struggle for something more than "fine" ?

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/davisfamily05 davisfamily05

      I have had those friends, and I have been that friend…where fine just became a code word for "don't want to share with you just how jacked I am." You aren't a potty mouth…well maybe :) Thanks for your thoughts on this post!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Lindsey_Nobles Lindsey_Nobles

    I used to always laugh with a friend that whenever something was "fine" that really it meant that it "sucks." (Sorry for the rough language. Just call me potty mouth). But I think it is true. And its sad, we settle for these "fine" lives, but shouldn't we should struggle for something more than "fine" ?

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/davisfamily05 davisfamily05

      I have had those friends, and I have been that friend…where fine just became a code word for "don't want to share with you just how jacked I am." You aren't a potty mouth…well maybe :) Thanks for your thoughts on this post!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JasonWert JasonWert

    I can remember times when I would have been happy just reaching OK. ;)

    I think you're right on the money about what you're saying here. We need to long for more than OK.

    • http://www.refineus.org/ Justin and Trisha

      I know of times I would be happy with OK too…but once you experience beyond OK…your heart always longs for more!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JasonWert JasonWert

    I can remember times when I would have been happy just reaching OK. ;)

    I think you're right on the money about what you're saying here. We need to long for more than OK.

    • http://www.refineus.org Justin and Trisha

      I know of times I would be happy with OK too…but once you experience beyond OK…your heart always longs for more!

  • http://johnandalisonkerr.blogspot.com/ Alison

    I agree with Jason…at one point "Ok" seemed like a good goal…however, after stepping past OK …I don't want to go back.

    • http://www.refineus.org/ Justin and Trisha

      It is great to know that God has so much more planned for us than just OK. Thanks for your comments!

  • http://johnandalisonkerr.blogspot.com/ Alison

    I agree with Jason…at one point "Ok" seemed like a good goal…however, after stepping past OK …I don't want to go back.

    • http://www.refineus.org Justin and Trisha

      It is great to know that God has so much more planned for us than just OK. Thanks for your comments!

  • Scott Weber

    Love it JD!

    • http://www.refineus.org/ Justin and Trisha

      Thanks Scott!

  • Scott Weber

    Love it JD!

    • http://www.refineus.org Justin and Trisha

      Thanks Scott!

  • Guest

    Struggling with this right now. Stuck in the OK, but OK is becoming NOT OK. Thanks for the reminder.

    • http://www.refineus.org/ Justin and Trisha

      Praying for you to break out of the OK!

  • Guest

    Struggling with this right now. Stuck in the OK, but OK is becoming NOT OK. Thanks for the reminder.

    • http://www.refineus.org Justin and Trisha

      Praying for you to break out of the OK!

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  • cshell

    Oh this is so the cry of my heart. A daily fight.

  • cshell

    Oh this is so the cry of my heart. A daily fight.

  • http://darkbetweenthestars.blogspot.com Jodie

    I love that song… it's one of those songs I like to sing loud and beat it out on the steering wheel… to remind myself, and to remind my spirit-man.

  • http://darkbetweenthestars.blogspot.com/ Jodie

    I love that song… it's one of those songs I like to sing loud and beat it out on the steering wheel… to remind myself, and to remind my spirit-man.

  • http://www.nathandcarrie.com/nathan/ Nathan

    Wow, I just wrote a post exactly like this one a few weeks ago, funny! We must think alike.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/nathanduvall Nathan Duvall

    Wow, I just wrote a post exactly like this one a few weeks ago, funny! We must think alike.

  • http://billfoote.wordpress.com/ Bill Foote

    Nice post. I have been thinking about this issue lately. How willing we are to settle. Settle for mediocrity instead of striving for excellence. Striving for a semblance of peace in our marriage instead of pursuing a passionate love. Settling for talking about God instead of drawing near to God. We just settle. Why? Settling is the comfort zone and we like comfort. How unlike Paul.

    Phil 3 [12] Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. [13] Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (ESV)

  • http://billfoote.wordpress.com Bill Foote

    Nice post. I have been thinking about this issue lately. How willing we are to settle. Settle for mediocrity instead of striving for excellence. Striving for a semblance of peace in our marriage instead of pursuing a passionate love. Settling for talking about God instead of drawing near to God. We just settle. Why? Settling is the comfort zone and we like comfort. How unlike Paul.

    Phil 3 [12] Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. [13] Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (ESV)