Do You Ever Feel This Tension?

Henri Nouwen wrote:

I want to love God but also make a career.  I want to be a good Christian but also have my successes as a teacher, preacher, and speaker.  I want to be a saint but also enjoy the sensations of sinners.  I want to be close to Christ but also be popular and liked by people.  No wonder that living becomes a tiring enterprise.

Do you ever feel the tension he is writing about?  I have.

 

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