Working It "Out"...

Philippians 2:12 Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Consider this scripture and think for a minute.  How does this fit in with grace?  We don't "work" for salvation but we do "work" things "out"...or "outwardly".  From a biblical standpoint, we work "out" what is within and that is all the good that God imparts. 

How does this apply humanistically? 

I have always held to the belief that all externals are luxuries based on all that our internals have to contribute by way of necessity.  The "man in the mirror" that carries weight on shoulders, armor and all manner of pressure is far more important than anything you can acquire outside "self".  That is the "richness" of all you bring to the table.  Even healthy couples need "alone" time because it is this "alone" time that keeps alive the individuality that drew you in the first place.  So find the place and time for this "man".  Build and create castles that can house many but whose main chamber is yours.  Find the art in you.  Find your breath.  Study the workings of your internal clock and fix it until it ticks just the way you want it.  Stare at your innermost until you know "him" enough to present "him" everywhere you go.  Raise "him" right...

Only then, will you find out what you are truly looking for...

A man loses his keys.  He looks everywhere but he can't find them.  He looks in his car, he looks in his home.  Every place he goes...he looks.  Frustration hits and he becomes consumed with those keys.  One day he just says to himself  "Eh, they'll turn up" and he goes about the business of "him".  Without looking...they turn up in his coin pocket...