Devotions

 

FOMO

I was reading an article in Psychology Today and they were talking about people who suffer from FOMO.  Are you familiar?

  • Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) I don’t really suffer from this.  There are lots of things I’m cool if I don’t experience or get to be part of.  I’m not a lazy person when it comes to the things that matter or work but when it comes to other things that some people feel like they can’t miss out on I can be pretty lazy.  An example would be Black Friday sales, or lunar eclipses.  Some people fear missing out on those things and other events that just don’t really register with me.   Not to say just because I don’t suffer form FOMO that I don’t suffer from other things.  I suffer from FORO.
  • Fear of Running Out (FORO) Now I know I may be confusing you because some of you are thinking FOMO or FORO, I bet he’s talking about FROYO.  Nope, never cared for the stuff although I encourage you to go to Orange Leaf in Bedford and support Alex and her business.  I’m talking about FORO – fear of running out.  I have lots of things I could put on this list and I bet the list you could create would be similar.  For example money – we all try to stretch our money and plan for the future and there’s always the thought of what if I run out. 

Let me give you another example.  As a preacher who has shared sermons every Sunday for 42 years now I wonder sometimes if my energy level isn’t going to run out.  Or my creativity – I mean I’ve been using the same book all of those years and to my knowledge and comfort that book will never change.  What if I run out of things to say?  I’ve run out of time to raise my kids.  That time has come and gone.  I haven’t stopped loving them or helping them or guiding them – but raising them – I’ve run out of time.   That list of things I fear running out of is a long list, but here’s why I’m thankful today.  I serve a God who is full of never ending grace and never ending love.

  • We will never run out of God’s grace or His love !

With all of the FORO I experience – I’ll never have to worry about running out of God’s grace and love.   Amen and Amen !

Marks Sig