Am I an Easter Island?

Easter Island is the most isolated, inhabited place on Earth. At over 2,000 miles from the next population in the South Pacific it is most famous for it's 900+ statues at up to 65ft tall, known as Moai. It was settled by Peruvian descendents (Inca) at around 400 AD. It was a beautifully forested island and a true paradise. The Rapa Nui (Inca descendents) spent their lives building the Moai statues. The Moai statues are representations of their deceased, took over a year to carve one and were taken 8 miles to the coast line to "guard" the island. The Rapa Nui spent all they had in carving these Moai statues, depleting their natural resources. The island became bare of trees, leaving no wood for boats and no boats to fish. They starved and withered and died. They started tribal wars that took their 20,000+ population to only hundreds and became cannibals.

Why the FYI you ask?

As I watch this documentary (History Channels awesome!), I started to ask myself if I was an Easter Island. And at times in my life, I have been. I thought of my spiritual life as the island. A beautiful paradise created by God when He came to live in my heart. So what have I done with it? What are my Moai (idols) in my life that I spend all my time and resources creating? What material things are my Soul wasted on? Then find myself depleting my resources (my "Spiritual Gifts") like the Rapa Nui's deforesting. Do I become involved to the point that my Bible reading and studding are hurt. Do I stop going to YG, Church, stop doing things with my Christian friends? (Fellowship?) I definitely don't want to spiritually "starve and wither!" I definitely don't want spiritual (like tribal) warfare were the principalities, powers and rulers to be go at it toe to toe! (read post "The Old Cherokee" Nov 7) (Eph. 6:12) I don't want spiritual cannibalism!

So what do I learn from the past, from the Rapa Nui's on Easter Island?

I'm NOT an island! I can NOT do this thing called life on my own! I can't cut myself off from church,YG, friends, reading, praying......etc.... like the Rapa Nui did from the rest of the world. I need help. I need support. I need to stop wasting my "resources" on frivolous "idols" in my life, set my focus on the things from above and place my treasures there in Heaven! (Matt. 6:20)
Learn...
Plant...
Grow...
And past it on...
and on...
and on!

The Rapa Nui society failed. Lord, "teach me to be content in what ever state I am" (Phil. 4:11). At work, at home or out and about. Lord, help me serve to my utmost no matter were I am.
Amen

Bloom were you're planted!

I love you all