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For some reason this week has been a tough one for me. The biggest problem I have faced the last few days is me. I tend to think about issues and relationships so much that eventually I can come up with a problem. I would not say I look for a problem but I tend to ‘find’ one way to easily. The one good ‘thing’ about this is that I in part realize what is going on. This allows me to not get too worked up on some of the problems I see coming my way. Let me go back to the beginning sentence. I am very capable of messing up my own life without help from anyone.
I write all of this to say that today I am going to redeem the day and take my head out of the sand and get on having a great day. I am not going to do this on my own strength. I am going to ask God to help me accomplish this task. (and not just today but for tomorrow too)
I am writing these words late at night. (At least late for me.) I have had a long day. There have been many different parts to this day. I
have listened to some complaints about some happenings at the church.
I have seen some sick at the hospitals. One of those sick is
questioning if God really cares and heals. I have listened to a
person who is thinking about a life change. Emailing has taken some
time too. There are those who have questions and those who just want
to keep in touch. My spouse is in Belgium and I not only read her
email but responded to it. (She is getting a cold which has me a bit
concerned.) And the frosting on my day was a long meeting tonight
that touched on many topics.
So, tonight as I sit here writing I am tired and feeling exhausted. Once
I get down with these words I am going to read the Bible and say my
prayers and lay myself down for a night of sleep. What always amazes
me is that after a night of sleep everything looks better. Sleep
really is a great gift from God. I am thanking God for the rest He
gives us not only in sleep but in the assurance that this is His
world and He is in control. The time has come to let this day go and
let God bring a renewal to me.
I read somewhere that people are about as happy as they want to be. The more I think about that idea the more I believe it is true. At least I know that there are too many times I have ruined my own ‘good times’ by thinking wrongly. Not only have I caused myself to lose ‘happiness’ but I have also shut myself off from being as creative as I could be. If you know me you know that I can use all the help I can get in being creative.
As I ponder my life I find that I believe God gives new life and yet deny that fact in the daily routines of my life. Allowing the wind of God to blow into my life and bring newness should be easy and natural. But I struggle with it. Part of my struggling is that I rely to much on my own thinking and not enough on God’s moving and working. I wonder if I will ever learn.