Okay, so
anyone who knows my wife and I know that the word settle does not mean much to
us. We are constantly pursuing
something, we are always moving, and although we make mistakes, (Okay I make
mistakes) we are always trying to better ourselves. If I were to settle with the cards I was
dealt I would most likely be behind bars or dead, it’s a fact!
The word
settle has many meanings; in fact, Merriam-Webster lists 8 definitions for the
transitive verb settle, and 6 for the intransitive verb! Most people do not know the word settle is
also a noun. Today is the first photo I
have posted that I did not take myself.
It is a picture of an 18th century settle. Some of you know
that one of my many hobbies is refurbishing antique furniture. I don’t know a lot about the settle but I do
know they were typically handed down in families. Today they are often found in entry ways,
which was actually the original purpose for them.
In the
18th century almost all career paths lead to physical labor. There is almost no better feeling than coming
home after working a 16 or 18 hour shift of physical labor, being completely
physically spent, and sitting down to take your boots off. I think that is where the original
significance of these pieces came from.
The man of the house would sit down there to take his boots off after an
exhausting day of work. If you know the feeling I’m talking about, it’s a moment
of clarity. It’s the first moment of the
day that you can just be still. You sit,
and you feel, and you rest, and you live the moment.
That
moment is something I need to focus on.
Although I don’t miss working like that anymore, there is a sick longing
for that feeling. Psalm 46 verse 10 has
probably been one of the most impactful scriptures to me in my walk of faith. It simply states to, “Be still and know that
I am God.”
Another
definition of the word settle, one we are all more familiar with is to “come to
rest.” There is so much significance to
this. From Biblical significance of the Sabbath,
to God’s creation of the world, to sitting down as a father and telling my wife
and kids that I love them. I think that it’s
time finally, in my life, to settle down…
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